The Mir surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,097 people carried this name — #14,279 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 47% from 1,422 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Mir surname
Borrowed from Persian مِیر (mīr, “commander; prince”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mir» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,523 people named Mir live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 757 people named Mir.
152 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
102 people named Mir live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 87 people named Mir live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
39 people named Mir have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 83 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
458 people named Mir are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Mir,
with a public archive behind them.
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Achille Mir 1822–1901 · writer -
Miquel Mir 1841–1912 · writer -
Eugène Mir 1843–1930 · politician -
Teresa Mir March 1681–1764 · writer
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Josep Mir i Llussà 1700–1764 · composer
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Joan Mir 1705–1778 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mir.
- Minvielle 186 · U.S. census
- Mio 236 · U.S. census
- Mion 392 · U.S. census
- Mione 505 · U.S. census
- Miotto 168 · U.S. census
- Miquel 130 · U.S. census
- Mira 1,870 · U.S. census
- Mirabel 118 · U.S. census
- Mirabella 1,512 · U.S. census
- Mirabile 1,147 · U.S. census
- Miraglia 1,495 · U.S. census
- Miralles 548 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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