Miranda (surname) explained

Miranda is a Spanish, Portuguese,^{[1] [2]} Sephardic Jewish,^[3] Italian and Maltese^[4] surname of Latin origin, meaning "worthy of admiration".

Notable people with the surname Miranda include:

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
• 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
• 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 (born 1951) Mexican social activist
• Ismael Miranda (1950–), Puerto Rican salsa singer
• José Luis de Jesús Miranda (1946–2013), cult leader, Messiah claimant, founder of Creciendo en Gracia (Growing in Grace International Ministry)
• João Bernardo de Miranda (born 1952), Angolan politician and diplomat
• 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

Notes and References

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