Explore the Family Name Mirelez

The meaning of Mirelez

Hispanic: altered form of Spanish Mireles. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jorge, Ramon, Cayetano, Enrique, Fortino, Jose, Manuel, Alfonso, Alfredo, Armando, Blasa, Carlos.

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

The surname "Mirelez" experienced a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Mirelez ranked 26,538 in popularity but fell to 33,596 by 2010, marking a significant decrease of 26.6 percent. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname decreased from 864 in 2000 to 678 in 2010, showing a 21.53 percent decline. The proportion of individuals named Mirelez per 100,000 also declined during this period from 0.32 to 0.23 - a drop of 28.12 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,538	#33,596	-26.6%
Count	864	678	-21.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.23	-28.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mirelez

In terms of ethnicity, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were shifts among those carrying the Mirelez surname from 2000 to 2010. There was no change within the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities, with no Mirelez representation recorded for either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped from 0.81 in 2000 to zero in 2010. Conversely, White representation increased from 8.80 percent to 13.27 percent. Hispanic representation, while still high at 85.69 percent in 2010, declined slightly from 89.00 percent in 2000. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native population saw a modest decrease, from 1.04 percent in 2000 to 0.88 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89%	85.69%	-3.72%
White	8.8%	13.27%	50.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.04%	0.88%	-15.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%