Explore the Family Name Mires

The meaning of Mires

1. English (Kent and Yorkshire): variant of Myers. 2. Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Meyers. 3. American shortened and altered form of a Greek surname ending in -miris, such as Kalomiris ‘good-fated’.

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

The surname Mires, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a shift in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it held the rank of 28,142 but slipped to a rank of 30,701 by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.09%. The total count of people with this surname also saw a decrease from 801 in 2000 to 759 in 2010, which is a drop of 5.24%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people declined by 13.33% during the same period, reducing from 0.3 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,142	#30,701	-9.09%
Count	801	759	-5.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mires

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mires, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are some noteworthy changes. In 2000, no Asian/Pacific Islanders were recorded with this surname, but by 2010, they accounted for 0.79% of those with the Mires surname. The percentage of people identifying as having two or more races dropped from 1.75% in 2000 to zero in 2010. White identity remained dominant, accounting for 90.39% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 89.72% in 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of Hispanics, rising from 4.74% in 2000 to 6.59% in 2010. Black ethnicity representation decreased from 2.00% to 1.58%, and there were no records of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.39%	89.72%	-0.74%
Hispanic	4.74%	6.59%	39.03%
Black	2%	1.58%	-21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Two or More Races	1.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%