# Miley (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,365 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,797 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 41,921 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (6,930 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪli/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Popularised as a female name by American pop singer Miley Ray Cyrus (nicknamed Miley from "smiley").

## Who carries it

Share of people named Miley 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Miley in the United States.

## People named Miley

- Bubber Miley, American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer (1903-1932)
- Peggy Miley, American actress
- Wade Miley, Baseball pitcher

## Similar surnames

Maley, Malley, Miele, Mill, Milo, Millay, Malloy, Mello, Melo, Mull, Moll, Molloy.

## 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.