Frequency: (148)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: topographic name from mirande ‘lookout point’ or ‘fortified house’. This has been documented as an Acadian name since 1759.
GIVEN NAMES: French 12%. Andre (2), Almira, Eloi, Marcel, Normand, Pierre.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
