Explore the Family Name Mirarchi

The meaning of Mirarchi

Italian (southern): status name from medieval Greek moirarchos ‘captain’, from moira ‘squadron, company’ + archos ‘chief, head’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Saverio, Dante, Vincenzo, Domenico, Mario, Marisa, Orlando, Romano, Salvatore, Ugo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mirarchi has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a span of 10 years. In 2000, it was ranked 47,654th most popular and fell to 49,636th place by 2010, indicating a change of -4.16%. Despite this shift in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Mirarchi slightly increased from 418 to 423 during the same period, reflecting a modest growth of 1.2%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also saw a drop of 6.67%, moving from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,654	#49,636	-4.16%
Count	418	423	1.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mirarchi

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mirarchi, the Decennial U.S. Census offers some interesting insights. The vast majority (94.80% in 2010, down from 95.93% in 2000) identify as White. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic has shown significant growth, increasing from 2.63% in 2000 to 3.31% in 2010, a jump of 25.86%. Notably, in 2010, there was a small percentage (1.42%) that identified with two or more races, a category that was not present in the 2000 data. No individuals with the Mirarchi surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	94.8%	-1.18%
Hispanic	2.63%	3.31%	25.86%
Two or More Races	0%	1.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%