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Miranda Family History

Miranda Surname Meaning

Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian: habitational name from any of numerous places in Spain, Portugal, and Italy named Miranda. The placename is of ultimate Latin origin, a cognate of 2 below. This surname is also found in western India, where it was taken by Portuguese colonists. Compare De Miranda.

French (southern): habitational name from Miranda, the name of several minor places in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the southwestern part of France, or a topographic name from Old Occitan miranda ‘lookout point, watchtower’.

Italian: from the female personal name Miranda, feminine of Mirando.

Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Miranda families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Miranda family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Miranda families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 18 Miranda families living in London. This was about 75% of all the recorded Miranda's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Miranda families in 1891.
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What did your Miranda ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Painter paperhanger and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Miranda. 50% of Miranda men worked as a Painter paperhanger and 100% of Miranda women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Painter paperhanger
    50%
  • Watchmaker
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 40,000 immigration records available for the last name Miranda. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Miranda. For the veterans among your Miranda ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Miranda lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Miranda life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Miranda in 1942 was 35, and 69 in 2004.

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