# Mihal (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mihal/  
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 Slovak.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Slovak |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 567 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,902 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 544,525 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.0% (530 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Slovak and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from Slovak Mihál, from the personal name Michal. Compare Mehall. * As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Mihály. * As a Serbo-Croatian surname, Americanized from Mihalj, itself related to both surnames above. * As a Ukrainian surname, Americanized from Mykhal, also related to the above. Compare Michael, Mihalovic.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mihal 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) | 97% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Mill, Milla, Malloy, Mello, Melo, Mull, Miley, Moll, Molloy, Maloy, Mayle, Maley.

## 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.