How common is the surname Miley?

7,365 people in the United States had the surname Miley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,921 Americans. It ranked 4,797th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Miley?

Bubber Miley, American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer (1903-1932), followed by Peggy Miley.

Where is the surname Miley most common?

Wikidata records people named Miley in the United States.

How do you pronounce Miley?

Miley is /ˈmaɪli/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Miley getting more or less common?

More common. 6,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,365 in 2010, up 6.3%.

Is Miley also a first name?

Yes. Miley 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 Miley

A surname, carried by 7,365 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmaɪli/ 2 syllables Soundex M400 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). Miley is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,365 people named Miley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,921 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,930.

#4,797

rank among US surnames

7,365

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,677)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,788	Utley	7,385	41,807
#4,789	Koester	7,380	41,835
#4,790	Boatwright	7,379	41,841
#4,791	Pleasant	7,378	41,847
#4,792	Pomeroy	7,377	41,852
#4,793	Dabney	7,376	41,858
#4,794	Duckett	7,375	41,864

Who is named Miley

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

82% of people named Miley identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mileys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bubber Miley
American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer (1903-1932)
Peggy Miley
American actress, born 1941
Wade Miley
Baseball pitcher, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Miley

Miley has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

Questions

Where does the surname Miley come from?: Popularised as a female name by American pop singer Miley Ray Cyrus (nicknamed Miley from "smiley").
How common is the surname Miley?: 7,365 people in the United States had the surname Miley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,921 Americans. It ranked 4,797th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Miley?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Miley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Miley?: Bubber Miley, American jazz trumpet and cornet player, composer (1903-1932), followed by Peggy Miley.
Where is the surname Miley most common?: Wikidata records people named Miley in the United States.
How do you pronounce Miley?: Miley is /ˈmaɪli/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Miley getting more or less common?: More common. 6,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,365 in 2010, up 6.3%.
Is Miley also a first name?: Yes. Miley 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.