The Miracle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,291 people carried this name — #5,525 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,924 in 2000.

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In print

Miracle in American newspapers,
1909–1921.

Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Miracle
The Poplar Standard 1917-06-28
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Miracle
Evening Times-republican 1909-06-29
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Miracle
Great Falls Tribune 1921-12-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 238 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Miracle in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

869 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Miracle. The most, 445, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 13.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 602
Victoria 103
New South Wales 63
Queensland 31
South Australia 26
Western Australia 23
ACT (Canberra) 18

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Miracle.

Who carried it

People named Miracle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antoni Miracle i Mercader
    Antoni Miracle i Mercader 1890–1968 · politician
  • Josep Miracle 1904–1998 · writer
  • Lluís Miracle Arola 1928–2019 · coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Miracle,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States168 records

168 records of the Miracle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 131
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 28
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas J. Miracle

    Born 1915 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Daniel L. Miracle

    Born 1943; from Williamstown, West Virginia. U.S. Army, cannon crewmember; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Lester Miracle

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1939, died 1995; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 168 records for Miracle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France9 records

9 records of the Miracle name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mireille Yvonne Eugenie Miracle

    Born 1892 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris); died 1980 in Libourne (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Gustave Rene Miracle

    Born 1903 in Angles (Vendée); died 1992 in Pornichet (Loire-Atlantique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claude Pascal Bernard Miracle

    Born 1921 in Montargis (Loiret); died 1976 in Savigny-sur-Orge (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Miracle in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Miracle name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gillous S. Miracle

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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