Miranda (surname)

Last updated August 03, 2025

Miranda is a Maltese,^[1] Portuguese,^[2]^[3] Sephardic Jewish,^[4] and Spanish surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration".^{[ citation needed ]}The name is also found in the Philippines, India (among the Goan and Mangalorean Catholics of Konkan Coast and among the Paravar of Southern Tamil Nadu).^{[ citation needed ]}

Sports

David Miranda (cyclist) (born 1942), Salvadoran cyclist
Denok Miranda (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
Enílton (Enílton Menezes de Miranda, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
Edison Miranda (born 1981), Colombian boxer
Gabriel Miranda (born 1968), Venezuelan footballer
George Miranda dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
Gonzalo Miranda (born 1979), Chilean track and road cyclist
Jimmy Miranda, a member of the WWE ring crew who died in 2002 and for whom The Ultimate Warrior suggested a Jimmy Miranda Award be created
José Miranda (baseball) (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball player
Leandro Costa Miranda Moraes (born 1983), Brazilian football player
Leandro Gil Miranda da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football player
Luís Mário Miranda da Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
Márcio Miranda (born 1942), Brazilian chess master
Marcos Miranda (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
Miguel Ángel Miranda (born 1983), Venezuelan boxer
Michael Miranda (born 1990), Filipino basketball player
Miranda (footballer, born 1984) (João Miranda de Souza Filho, born 1984), Brazilian footballer
Patricia Miranda (born 1979), American wrestler
Pedro Miranda (baseball) (1922–2002), Colombian baseball player
Rafael Miranda da Conceição (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
Richard Garcia Miranda (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
Roberto Miranda (born 1944), Brazilian footballer
Roderick Miranda (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
Victoria Miranda (born 2000), Argentine field hockey player
Willy Miranda (1926–1996), Cuban-American baseball player
Zito (footballer, born 1932) (José Ely de Miranda, 1932–2015), Brazilian footballer

Artist

Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614–1685), Spanish painter
Juan García de Miranda (1677–1749), Spanish painter of the baroque period, a disciple of Juan Delgado and appointed Painter to the King
Mario Miranda, (1926–2011), Indian cartoonist and painter

Clergyman

David Martins Miranda (1936–2015), Brazilian pastor
Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1895–1986), Mexican clergyman
Robert Miranda (bishop) (born 1952), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga, India

Others

Francisco Palacios Miranda 19th century Mexican Governor and Military Commandant of the Baja California Territory
Ana Miranda Paz (born 1971), Spanish politician
Ana Miranda (born 1951), Brazilian writer
Aurora Miranda (1915–2005), Brazilian singer and motion picture star, sister of Carmen Miranda
Carlo Miranda (1912–1982), Italian mathematician
Santiago Creel Miranda (born 1954) Mexican lawyer and politician
Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), Portuguese-Brazilian singer and motion picture star, popularly known for wearing fruit headdresses
Thalía Sodi Miranda (born 1971), known mononymously, Mexican singer and actress
Cecilia Miranda de Carvalho (1913–2011), Brazilian singer, sister of Carmen Miranda
Chyno Miranda (Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez, born 1984), Venezuelan singer, part of Chino & Nacho
David Miranda (politician) (1985–2023), Brazilian politician
Erma Hoag Miranda (1883–1964), American singer, composer, music educator
Ernesto Miranda (1941–1976), defendant and appellant of Miranda v. Arizona, the case that was the basis of the Miranda warning
Eurico Miranda (1944–2019), Brazilian politician and president of CR Vasco da Gama
Eva Miranda, Spanish mathematician
Flix Miranda, American engineer
Francisco de Miranda (1750–1816), Venezuelan revolutionary who is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar and other revolutionaries
Frank de Miranda (1913–1986), Dutch sculptor, psychologist and publicist
Giovanni Miranda (16th century), Italian Hispanist and grammarian
Isa Miranda (1909–1982), Italian actress
Isabel Miranda de Wallace (1951–2025), Mexican social activist
Ismael Miranda (born 1950), Puerto Rican salsa singer
João Bernardo de Miranda (born 1952), Angolan politician and diplomat
José Luis de Jesús Miranda (1946–2013), cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
Julius Caesar de Miranda (1906–1956), first Prime Minister of Suriname
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980), actor, composer and lyricist (In the Heights, Hamilton)
Miriam Miranda, Honduran human rights activist
Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), Mexican eccentric who was famous for being a perennial presidential candidate
Pedro Rodriguez de Miranda (1696–1766) Spanish painter of the late-Baroque period, nephew of Juan Garcia de Miranda, and related to several other de Miranda artists
Pia Miranda (born 1973), Australian actress
Rafael Cancel Miranda (1930–2020), political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Ricardo Miranda (born 1976), Canadian politician and trade unionist
Robert Miranda (actor), American actor
Roberta Miranda (born 1956), Brazilian singer
Carolina Miranda (actress) (born 1990) Mexican television actress
Ronaldo Miranda (born 1948), Brazilian composer
Roxana Miranda (born 1967), candidate for presidency of Chile
Sol Miranda, Puerto Rican actress
Sula Miranda (born 1963), Brazilian singer, TV presenter and writer
Thammy Miranda (born 1982), Brazilian entertainer and politician

References

↑ The Surnames of the Maltese Islands- An Etymological Dictionary, Mario Cassar, Book Distributors Ltd, 2003, p. 393
↑ Hispanic Surnames and Family History, Lyman D. Platt, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008, pp. 133, 344
↑ Spanish Surnames, a List- Attachments J1 and J2, General Coding Procedures Manual, 1970 Census, United States Census Bureau, 1971, pp. 16, 25
↑ Book of Jewish and Crypto-Jewish Surnames, Judith K. Jarvis, Susan L. Levin, Donald N. Yates, CreateSpace, 2018, pp. 17, 49, 64

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[1] The Surnames of the Maltese Islands- An Etymological Dictionary, Mario Cassar, Book Distributors Ltd, 2003, p. 393

[2] Hispanic Surnames and Family History, Lyman D. Platt, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008, pp. 133, 344

[3] Spanish Surnames, a List- Attachments J1 and J2, General Coding Procedures Manual, 1970 Census, United States Census Bureau, 1971, pp. 16, 25

[4] Book of Jewish and Crypto-Jewish Surnames, Judith K. Jarvis, Susan L. Levin, Donald N. Yates, CreateSpace, 2018, pp. 17, 49, 64

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