Explore the Family Name Miraglia

The meaning of Miraglia

Italian (southern): from the Old Sicilian title miraglia dimari ‘admiral’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Vittorio, Angelo, Attillo, Carmela, Cirino, Domenic, Gianni, Giuseppe, Guilio, Nichola.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Miraglia experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 17,134th, but by 2010, it had slipped to 18,486th, a drop of approximately 7.89%. The number of individuals with this surname also diminished slightly during this time period, from 1,527 in 2000 to 1,495 in 2010, indicating a 2.1% reduction. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a decline of 10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,134	#18,486	-7.89%
Count	1,527	1,495	-2.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.51	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Miraglia

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts over the decade. While the majority of individuals with the surname Miraglia identified as White (95.35% in 2000 and 93.11% in 2010), there were some noticeable changes among other ethnic groups. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than tripled, going from 0.33% in 2000 to 0.67% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 2.95% in 2000 to 5.55% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 41.30%, from 0.92% in 2000 to 0.54% in 2010. The percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0 through both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.35%	93.11%	-2.35%
Hispanic	2.95%	5.55%	88.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.67%	103.03%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0.54%	-41.3%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%