Find out how popular the last name Miérez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Miérez.

Miérez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Miérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Miérez in America

Miérez is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Miérez surname appeared 106 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Miérez.

The history of the last name Miérez

The surname MIEREZ is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It likely derived from the Spanish word "miel," which means honey, and the suffix "-ez," which denotes a place of origin or residence. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived in an area known for beekeeping or honey production.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MIEREZ can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a fourteenth-century census document from the Kingdom of Castile. This record mentions a certain Juan Mierez, who was a landowner in the town of Villanueva de Mierez, located in the present-day province of Burgos.

During the fifteenth century, the MIEREZ surname appears to have spread to other parts of Spain, particularly in the regions of Aragon and Andalusia. Historical records from this period mention individuals such as Diego Mierez de Sevilla (1420-1492), a renowned poet and scholar from Seville, and María Mierez de Zaragoza (1458-1521), a noblewoman from Zaragoza.

In the sixteenth century, the name MIEREZ gained further prominence when Hernán Mierez de Toledo (1498-1567) became a prominent conquistador and explorer in the Spanish conquest of the Americas. He is known for his involvement in the expeditions of Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, and for establishing settlements in present-day Mexico and Peru.

Another notable figure with the MIEREZ surname was Catalina Mierez de Valladolid (1532-1602), a renowned mystic and writer who was highly influential in the Catholic Reformation in Spain. Her writings on spiritual matters were widely read and admired during her lifetime and beyond.

In the seventeenth century, the MIEREZ surname continued to be found throughout Spain, with several individuals achieving distinction in various fields. One such person was Juan Mierez de Alarcón (1615-1689), a celebrated playwright and dramatist from Mexico City, whose works were influential in the development of the Spanish Golden Age theater.

As the centuries passed, the MIEREZ surname spread to other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, including Latin America and the Philippines, where it can still be found today. However, its origins and historical significance remain rooted in the medieval and early modern periods of Spanish history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Miérez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Miérez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Miérez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Miérez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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