How common is the surname Miguel?

10,861 people in the United States had the surname Miguel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,427 Americans. It ranked 3,303rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Miguel?

Marcelo Miguel, Brazilian association football player, followed by Aurélio Miguel.

Where is the surname Miguel most common?

Wikidata records people named Miguel in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Miguel getting more or less common?

More common. 7,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,861 in 2010, up 49%.

Is Miguel also a first name?

Yes. Miguel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Miguel

A surname, carried by 10,861 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M240 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Miguel is more common than 98% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,861 people named Miguel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,427 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,282.

#3,303

rank among US surnames

10,861

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+49.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,484)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,294	Hamel	10,944	28,211
#3,295	Landeros	10,934	28,237
#3,296	Massie	10,920	28,273
#3,297	Pedroza	10,918	28,279
#3,298	Morey	10,894	28,341
#3,299	Larios	10,887	28,359
#3,301	Brant	10,886	28,362

Who is named Miguel

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

62% of people named Miguel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 13% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 62%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Miguels

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcelo Miguel
Brazilian association football player, born 1975
Aurélio Miguel
Brazilian judoka and politician, born 1964
Marcílio da Silva Miguel
Brazilian association football player, born 1995
Nigel Miguel
Belizean-American actor, film producer, basketball player, born 1963

Notable Miguels come mostly from Brazil (3) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Miguel

Miguel has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Questions

How common is the surname Miguel?: 10,861 people in the United States had the surname Miguel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,427 Americans. It ranked 3,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Miguel?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Miguel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Miguel?: Marcelo Miguel, Brazilian association football player, followed by Aurélio Miguel.
Where is the surname Miguel most common?: Wikidata records people named Miguel in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Miguel getting more or less common?: More common. 7,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,861 in 2010, up 49%.
Is Miguel also a first name?: Yes. Miguel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.