My maternal grandparents were from Catalonia, Ramiro Monfort and Caridad Mir, and lived in Regla, Cuba. My paternal grandparents were from Asturias and Islas Canarias, Jose Maria Hernandez Llerena and Maria Josefa Suarez Cabrera, who also lived in Regla and Havana. My maternal grandmother's parents were Francisco Suarez Alvarez and Juana Cabrera Pereira.

El apellido Mir significa paz en eslavo.Se supone que los que lleven ese apellido tienen raices eslavas,si alguna persona tiene conocimiento de esto con mucho gusto recibiria la informacion que me ayuden a aclarar las dudas que tengo al respecto.Se lo agradeceria infinitamente.

Gerardo Mir (soy Cubano)

Mi familia conosia una familia en San Jose California
del apellido Mir.
La senora se llamava Maria,Su hijo billudo Luis,y el hijo de
Luis...Luisito... Todos con ojos azules. Heran como nuestra familia. Gente buenas.
Si son familiares de ustedes diganles que Maria la hija de
Pura Virginia les mandan saludos y los recuerdan mucho.
Si no...buscenlos, seguros que son familiares.

Estimado Sr Mir:
En lo que yo te puedo informar el apellido "Mir" es de origen Catalan segun el libro "Els Llinatages Catalans". En el lenguage catalan, "Mir" significa "famoso o ilustre". Segun mis investigaciones hubo unos cuantos de apellido "Mir" que migraron de España a Puerto Rico. Por ejemplo: Esteban Mir, natural de Blanes, Gerona (1834); Salvador Mir, natural de Vilasa, Cataluña (1836); Jose Mir Eloy, natural de Lerida, Lerida (1881); Pablo Mir Palet, natural de Terrasa, Barcelona (1835); y tres hermanos Mir Pasaperas natural de Blanes, Gerona (1834). Tambien hay otros que son naturales de Mallorca. Espero que esta informacion le sea de utilidad y que no estoy confundiendo su investigaciones.

Bon sort,
J. Mayol

I HAVE INFORMATION ON MY FAMILY NAME[ MIR ]AND [PUPO]
IF ANY ONE WANT'S TO SHARE I WILL BE HAPPY TOO.PUPO IS A ITALIAN NAME AND MIR IS A BASQUE NAME I WAS BORN IN BANES,ORIENTE CUBA IN 1949 MY FATHER IS DELIO EMMANUEL MIR-SERRANO AND MY MOTHER IS HAYDEE VERONICA PUPO-REYES BOTH BORN IN CUBA.IN 1955 WE CAME TO THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD U.S.A.WHERE I WAS RAISED IN PHILADELPHIA PENN.AT THIS TIME I HAVE 12-CHILDREN .

I WANT TO THANK NICOLOS de CORDENAS FOR THE RESPONSE OF MY INQUIRY OF MY FAMILY NAME [MATERNAL] PUPO.



DELIO EMMANUEL MIR-PUPO

There was a Pupo family in Oriente, that were descended from Miguel Jerónimo Ponce de León y Góngora and María del Rosario González de Rivera y Leiva, who were married in 1731, probably in Bayamo. The name Pupo was a corruption of Ponce de León. See Historia de familias cubanas, volume IX, p. 201.

Sincerely,

Nicolás de Cárdenas.

My great-grandmother was Rosa Pupo, born in Mallorca, Spain and later moved to Cuba where my grandmother, Maria Julia Pupo was born in Gibara in September 1886 and later married Manuel Sanchez before immigrating to the United States in the early 1900s. I am researching the Pupo surname. I have not been able to find any of the male lineage so far.

No quiero confundir a nadie pero decidí compartir lo que encontré de casualidad. En búsqueda de un pariente en el censo de 1810 Louisiana, encontré a Henry W. (?) Mir y a Paul Mir. Los dos vivian en la parroquia de St. James. La familia de Henry consistía de un varón menos de 10 años, un hombre de 26 a 45 años, una hembra menos de 10 años, 2 hembras de 10 a 16 años, una mujer de 26 a 45 años y 3 esclavos. La familia de Paul consistía de 4 varones menos de 10 años, un hombre de 16 a 26 años, un hombre de 26 a 45 años, 2 mujeres de 16 a 26 años y 4 esclavos. Espero que esta información les ayude. Si desean más información sobre el censo, me pueden escribir directamente.

I don't wish to confuse anyone but I decided to share some information I found by chance. While searching for a relative in the 1810 Louisiana census I found an Henry W. (?) Mir and a Paul Mir. They both lived in St. James Parish. Henry's family consisted of a male less than 10 years old, a male 26 to 45, a female less than 10, 2 females from 10 to 16, a female 26 to 45 and 3 slaves. Paul's family consisted of 4 males less than 10 years old, a male 16 to 26, a male 26 to 45, 2 females 16 to 26 and 4 slaves. I hope this information helps someone. If anyone wishes more information on the census they may write to me directly.

My great-great-great-grandmother was Maria del Pilar MIR Acosta. She was born in Regla, Havana, Cuba in about 1776 and died in Regla about 1863. She married Thomas Clark, from Nottingham, England in 1799. They had 15 children, all of them were born in Regla and some moved out to some other parts of Cuba.

My great-great-grandfather, Diego Andres Clark MIR was born in Regla in 1802 and died in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba in 1883. He married in Regla to Antonia Gregoria Dominguez Nicolich, who was born in San Agustin, Florida, USA in 1805 and died in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba in 1842. They had 9 children.

One of the childre, Diego Gonzalo Clark Dominguez was born in Regla in 1826 and died in Cienfuegos, La Villas, Cuba in 1914. All the other children were born in Cardenas