How common is the surname Mijares?

3,259 people in the United States had the surname Mijares in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,736 Americans. It ranked 9,912th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Mijares getting more or less common?

More common. 2,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,259 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Mijares

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,259 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mijares is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Mijares. This surname is mostly found on Venezuelans and Filipinos.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,259 people named Mijares in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,736 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,560.

#9,912

rank among US surnames

3,259

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+27.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,327)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,907	Chamblee	3,263	94,620
#9,910	Everly	3,262	94,649
#9,912	Mijares	3,259	94,736
#9,917	Deem	3,258	94,765
#9,919	McCully	3,256	94,824

Who is named Mijares

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

81% of people named Mijares identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mijares come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Mijares. This surname is mostly found on Venezuelans and Filipinos.
How common is the surname Mijares?: 3,259 people in the United States had the surname Mijares in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,736 Americans. It ranked 9,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mijares?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Mijares identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Mijares getting more or less common?: More common. 2,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,259 in 2010, up 27%.