Mires Surname
Approximately 2,670 people bear this surname
Mires Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mire,' swampy, low-lying land, a bog, found in such compounds as Hollowmire, Longmire, Blamire. The final 's' is common to short local surnames; compare Holmes, Greaves, Brooks, Styles.
Read More About This SurnameMires Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,274 | 1:284,505 | 26,482 |
| Peru | 1,044 | 1:30,445 | 3,108 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Turkey | 66 | 1:1,179,112 | 50,375 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,130 | 1:44,441 | 5,154 |
The alternate forms: Mirès (1) & Mirés (1) are calculated separately.
Mires (738) may also be a first name.
Mires Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mire,' swampy, low-lying land, a bog, found in such compounds as Hollowmire, Longmire, Blamire. The final 's' is common to short local surnames; compare Holmes, Greaves, Brooks, Styles. A large number of the Myers in the London Directory are of German-Jewish descent, and have no connexion with the North-English Myers. Middle English mine and myre.
'And lette his shepe acombred—in the mire.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales., Prologue. David in the Mire, Close Rolls, 24 Edward I. Henricus del Myre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes del Mire, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus del Mire, 1379: ibid.
Richard del Myre, 1379: ibid.
1609. Thomas Awsten and Katherine Myers: Marriage Lic. (London).
Roger Mires, 1642: Preston Rolls.
William Mires, 1642: ibid.
Richard Myres, of Preston, 1670: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Hugh Myres, of Docker, 1540: ibid.
Thomas Myers, of Preston, 1671: ibid.
The same as Meyer, the magistrate of a city or town; a very common name in Germany.
Mires Demographics
Average Mires Salary in
United States
$41,348 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mires Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mires Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mires (Bengali: মিরেস) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Mirès or Mirés. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mires? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 162,799th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,729,418 people. The surname Mires occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Mires live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mires is also the 302,944th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 738 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 284,505. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Tennessee, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 39 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Mires Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mires has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mires Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mires surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mires surname are 4.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mires earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,589 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning $45,085 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mires Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mires in the Bengali language | ||
| মিরেস | miresa | - |
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