# Mir (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mir/  
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 Persian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Persian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,097 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,279 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 147,232 people |
| Change since 2000 | +48% (1,422 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪɹ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мир (mir, “peace”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mir 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) | 21% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 23% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 47% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mir in the United States and France.

## People named Mir

- Frank Mir, American mixed martial artist
- Isabelle Mir, alpine skier

## Similar surnames

Muir, Mier, Mire, Mair, Moir, Mira, Miera, Miura, Miró, Meir, Moore, Murray.

## 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.