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

Muiño, 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 Muiño surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Muiño in America

Muiño is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Muiño surname appeared 135 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 Muiño.

We can also compare 2010 data for Muiño 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 Muiño

The surname MUINO has its origins in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Galician word "muiño," which means "mill" or "windmill." This suggests that the name may have originated from a family or individual who lived near or operated a mill in the early medieval period.

The earliest recorded instances of the MUINO surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various historical documents and records from the Kingdom of Galicia, which was then a part of the Crown of León. One notable example is found in the Tumbo de Sobrado, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of Santa María de Sobrado, where the name "Petrus Muiño" is mentioned in a land transaction from the year 1249.

In the 14th century, the MUINO surname appears in several historical references, including the Catastro de Ensenada, a census-like document from the mid-18th century that recorded individuals and their properties for tax purposes. This document lists several individuals with the surname MUINO living in various parishes and municipalities throughout Galicia.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, as Galicia became more integrated into the Kingdom of Spain, the MUINO surname began to spread beyond its original region. One notable figure from this era was Juan Muiño, a Galician navigator and explorer who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his historic voyage around the world in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the MUINO surname gained prominence in the literary world with the poet and playwright Antonio Muiño (1630-1704), who was born in the town of Pontevedra, Galicia. His works, which were written in the Galician language, are considered important contributions to the region's literary heritage.

Another notable individual with the MUINO surname was Andrés Muiño (1768-1845), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as a deputy in the Cortes of Cádiz, the first national parliament of Spain, during the Napoleonic Wars.

As the MUINO surname spread beyond Galicia in subsequent centuries, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Muiño, Muñio, and Muño, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the regions where it was adopted.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Muiño

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

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

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