How common is the surname Miracle?

6,291 people in the United States had the surname Miracle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,077 Americans. It ranked 5,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Miracle?

Irene Miracle, American actress, followed by Kayla Miracle.

Where is the surname Miracle most common?

Wikidata records people named Miracle in the United States.

Is the surname Miracle getting more or less common?

More common. 5,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,291 in 2010, up 6.2%.

Is Miracle also a first name?

Yes. Miracle 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 Miracle

A surname, carried by 6,291 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M624 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). Miracle is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,291 people named Miracle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,077 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,924.

#5,525

rank among US surnames

6,291

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,411)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,520	Halvorson	6,298	49,023
#5,521	Speck	6,297	49,031
#5,522	Hodson	6,296	49,038
#5,525	Tinker	6,291	49,077
#5,529	Carrigan	6,290	49,085

Who is named Miracle

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

93% of people named Miracle identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Miracles

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Irene Miracle
American actress, born 1954
Kayla Miracle
American wrestler (born 1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Miracle

Miracle has the Soundex code M624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M624.

Questions

How common is the surname Miracle?: 6,291 people in the United States had the surname Miracle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,077 Americans. It ranked 5,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Miracle?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Miracle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Miracle?: Irene Miracle, American actress, followed by Kayla Miracle.
Where is the surname Miracle most common?: Wikidata records people named Miracle in the United States.
Is the surname Miracle getting more or less common?: More common. 5,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,291 in 2010, up 6.2%.
Is Miracle also a first name?: Yes. Miracle 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.