Miron Family History

Spanish (Mirón): from mirón, a derivative of mirar ‘to look’ (from Latin mirare), possibly a nickname in the sense ‘nosy inquisitive’. Spanish and Catalan: Castilianized form (Mirón) of Catalan Miró (see Miro).

Romanian: from the personal name Miron, Greek Myrōn (from myron ‘myrrh’). French Canadian: shortened form of French Migneron, itself derived from Mignier, an occupational name from minier ‘miner’.

Compare Mero 5 and Merrow. French: from a diminutive of Mire 2 ‘physician’. In some cases, possibly also an American shortened form of Greek patronymics from the personal name Miron, Myrōn (see 3 above and Myron).