How common is the surname Myron?

1,043 people in the United States had the surname Myron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,017 Americans. It ranked 24,124th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Myron?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Myron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Myron getting more or less common?

More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,043 in 2010, up 9.7%.

Is Myron also a first name?

Yes. Myron 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 Myron

A Greek surname, carried by 1,043 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M650 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). Myron is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μύρων (Múrōn).

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,043 people named Myron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,017 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 951.

#24,124

rank among US surnames

1,043

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,615)

Who is named Myron

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

85% of people named Myron identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Myron

Myron has the Soundex code M650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M650.

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Myron come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μύρων (Múrōn).
How common is the surname Myron?: 1,043 people in the United States had the surname Myron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,017 Americans. It ranked 24,124th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Myron?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Myron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Myron getting more or less common?: More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,043 in 2010, up 9.7%.
Is Myron also a first name?: Yes. Myron 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.