Explore the Family Name Mijares

The meaning of Mijares

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Mijares, in particular the one in Ávila province, named from the plural of mijar ‘millet field’, from mijo ‘millet’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Carlos, Francisco, Juan, Enrique, Ignacio, Tomas, Agustin, Alberto, Alicia, Amalia.

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How common is the last name Mijares in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mijares has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mijares was ranked 11,327 in terms of name popularity, with 2,560 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, its rank had risen to 9,912, with a significant increase in the count to 3,259 – a growth of 27.3%. The proportion of the population with this surname also increased from 0.95 per 100,000 people to 1.1 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,327	#9,912	12.49%
Count	2,560	3,259	27.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.95	1.1	15.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mijares

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with Mijares as their surname identifying as Hispanic increased slightly from 78.75% to 80.64%. The number of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname also had a minor increase of 3.40%, reaching 12.76% in 2010. There was also a growth in the proportion of individuals of two or more ethnic identities, which went up from 0.59% to 0.74%. However, the proportion of those identifying as White dropped significantly - from 7.85% to 5.31%. Data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities was suppressed for privacy concerns.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	78.75%	80.64%	2.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.34%	12.76%	3.4%
White	7.85%	5.31%	-32.36%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.74%	25.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%