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

Mirasol, 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 Mirasol surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mirasol in America

Mirasol is the 62189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mirasol surname appeared 322 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 Mirasol.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mirasol to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mirasol

The surname Mirasol is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish words "mirar" meaning "to look" and "sol" meaning "sun," thus translating to "look at the sun." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived in a sunny location or worked outdoors under the sun.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mirasol can be found in the archives of the city of Valencia, Spain, dating back to the 14th century. It appears in a document from 1367 mentioning a certain Juan Mirasol, a farmer who lived in the outskirts of the city.

In the 15th century, the name Mirasol can be found in various records from the region of Andalusia, particularly in the city of Seville. One notable individual was Rodrigo Mirasol, a merchant who traded with the Americas during the early years of Spanish colonization in the 16th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Mirasol spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to Spanish colonies in the Americas. In the 1620s, a family by the name of Mirasol settled in the city of Puebla, Mexico, where they established a successful business in the textile industry.

In the 18th century, a famous Spanish painter named Francisco Mirasol (1730-1808) gained recognition for his religious paintings and portraits commissioned by the Spanish nobility and the Catholic Church.

Another notable individual with the surname Mirasol was Juana Mirasol (1792-1867), a Spanish poet and writer who was part of the Romantic literary movement in Spain. Her collection of poems, titled "Mirasoles" (Sunflowers), was widely acclaimed during her lifetime.

As the surname Mirasol spread across different regions and countries, variations in spelling emerged, such as Mirasoll, Mirassol, and Mirasole. Some of these variations can be found in historical records from Portugal, Italy, and Latin American countries with Spanish colonial heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mirasol

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

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 Mirasol 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mirasol has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Mirasol was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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