The surname Miranda
A Spanish surname, carried by 93,628 people in the United States.
Pronounced /mɪˈɹændə/ 3 syllables Soundex M653 Also a first name
Origin
Spanish origin
Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
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 93,628 people named Miranda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,298 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 67,646.
Who is named Miranda
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
81% of people named Miranda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
- White (not Hispanic) 12%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
- Two or more races 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Mirandas
23 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lin-Manuel MirandaAmerican songwriter and composer (born 1980)
- Roberto MirandaBrazilian footballer (born 1944)
- Enílton Menezes de MirandaBrazilian association football player, born 1977
- Pia MirandaAustralian actress, born 1973
- Erika MirandaBrazilian judoka, born 1987
- Doda MirandaBrazilian equestrian, born 1973
- Paulo MirandaBrazilian footballer, born 1988
- David MirandaBrazilian politician (1985–2023)
- Bruno MirandaBolivian association football player, born 1998
- Marlui MirandaBrazilian songwriter and ethnomusicologist, born 1949
- João Bernardo de MirandaAngolan politician, born 1953
- Osvaldo MirandaArgentinian actor (1915–2011)
Notable Mirandas come mostly from Brazil (12), the United States (5) and Bolivia (2).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Miranda
Miranda has the Soundex code M653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M653.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Miranda come from?
- Coined by William Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest; feminine of Latin mirandus (“admirable”).
- How common is the surname Miranda?
- 93,628 people in the United States had the surname Miranda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,298 Americans. It ranked 330th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Miranda?
- In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Miranda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Miranda?
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, American songwriter and composer (born 1980), followed by Roberto Miranda.
- Where is the surname Miranda most common?
- Wikidata records people named Miranda in Brazil, the United States and Bolivia and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Miranda?
- Miranda is /mɪˈɹændə/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Miranda getting more or less common?
- More common. 67,646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 93,628 in 2010, up 38%.
- Is Miranda also a first name?
- Yes. Miranda 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.