How common is the surname Mier?

3,910 people in the United States had the surname Mier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,963 Americans. It ranked 8,449th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mier getting more or less common?

More common. 3,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,910 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Mier

A surname, carried by 3,910 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mier is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,910 people named Mier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,963 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,546.

#8,449

rank among US surnames

3,910

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+10.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,554)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,443	Bergquist	3,912	78,923
#8,446	Springs	3,911	78,943
#8,449	Morano	3,910	78,963
#8,453	Pollak	3,908	79,003
#8,455	Edson	3,906	79,044
#8,456	Gilreath	3,905	79,064
#8,458	Danna	3,904	79,084

Who is named Mier

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

51% of people named Mier identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mier

Mier has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Mier?: 3,910 people in the United States had the surname Mier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,963 Americans. It ranked 8,449th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mier?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Mier identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Mier getting more or less common?: More common. 3,546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,910 in 2010, up 10%.