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    The surname Mis

    A Polish nickname surname, carried by 563 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex M200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mis is more common than 75.9% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Miś, a pet form of Michał or a nickname from miś (“bear”). * Borrowed from Slovene Miš, a nickname from miš (“mouse”). * Borrowed from Dutch Mis, a reduced form of the personal name Amijs. * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Mis; this surname is predominantly found in Yucatán.

    Mis is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 563 people named Mis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 548,393 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 521.

    #39,117
    rank among US surnames
    563
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.1%
    change since 2000 (was #39,678)

    Who is named Mis

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

    79% of people named Mis identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mis

    Mis has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mis come from?
    Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Miś, a pet form of Michał or a nickname from miś (“bear”). * Borrowed from Slovene Miš, a nickname from miš (“mouse”). * Borrowed from Dutch Mis, a reduced form of the personal name Amijs. * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Mis; this surname is predominantly found…
    How common is the surname Mis?
    563 people in the United States had the surname Mis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 548,393 Americans. It ranked 39,117th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mis?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Mis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Mis?
    Mis is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Mis getting more or less common?
    More common. 521 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 563 in 2010, up 8.1%.