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Miano (surname)

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Miano
Language(s)Various languages of Italy, Kikuyu
Origin
Region of originSouthern Italy, Kenya

Miano is a surname. It is a southern Italian surname, which originated both as a shortened form of given names such as Emiliano or Damiano, as well as a toponymic surname from various settlements including Miano in Naples, Miano [it] in Parma, Miano in Teramo, Miane in Veneto, and Mian in Belluno.[1] It is also a Kikuyu surname, from the word mĩano "a small gourd used by a mũrogi to hold divining stones".[2][3] In Italy, 899 families bore the surname Miano, with slightly less than half located in Sardinia.[4] The 2010 United States census found 1,643 people with the surname Miano, making it the 17,239th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 1,531 (17,101st-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both censuses, roughly nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white.[5]

Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 583. ISBN 9780199771691.
  2. ^ Owino, Anthony (12 July 2019). "Names in Kenya: Meaning of Popular Kenyan Surnames". Kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu Proverbs: With Translations and English Equivalents. East African Literature Bureau. p. 51. OCLC 810678244.
  4. ^ "Diffusione del cognome Chia". Mappe dei Cognomi Italiani. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 1 March 2022.