Mis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mis"

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Polish Miś, a pet form of Michał or a nickname from miś (“bear”).
• Borrowed from Slovene Miš, a nickname from miš (“mouse”).
• Borrowed from Dutch Mis, a reduced form of the personal name Amijs.
• Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Mis; this surname is predominantly found in Yucatán.

Proper noun

Mis (plural Mises)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mis is the 39117^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Mis is most common among White (79.22%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.