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 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]
| Language(s) | Various languages of Italy, Kikuyu |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Southern Italy, Kenya |
Notable people with the surname include:
- Laura Miano (born 1959), Italian sprinter
- Léonora Miano (born 1973), Cameroonian writer
- Mike Miano (born 1973), American football player
- Rebecca Miano (born 1966), Kenyan lawyer
- Rich Miano (born 1962), American football player
- Robert Miano (born 1942), American actor
- Sarah Emily Miano (born 1974), American writer
References edit
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 583. ISBN 9780199771691.
- ^ Owino, Anthony (12 July 2019). "Names in Kenya: Meaning of Popular Kenyan Surnames". Kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu Proverbs: With Translations and English Equivalents. East African Literature Bureau. p. 51. OCLC 810678244.
- ^ "Diffusione del cognome Chia". Mappe dei Cognomi Italiani. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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