# Miao (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/miao/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,677 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,953 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 184,106 people |
| Change since 2000 | +59% (1,053 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Meo |

## Etymology

From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Miao in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Ma, Mai, Mao, Miah, Maio, Mayo, May, Moya, Moua, Moe, Maya, Mayhew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.