How common is the surname McMillin?

5,323 people in the United States had the surname McMillin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,002 Americans. It ranked 6,393rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McMillin?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McMillin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McMillin?

James McMillin, American rower (1914–2005), followed by Benton McMillin.

Where is the surname McMillin most common?

Wikidata records people named McMillin in the United States.

Is the surname McMillin getting more or less common?

More common. 5,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,323 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname McMillin

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 5,323 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M254

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McMillin is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McMillan.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,323 people named McMillin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,002 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,152.

#6,393

rank among US surnames

5,323

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,128)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,389	Haupt	5,327	57,959
#6,391	Elwell	5,326	57,969
#6,392	Schroder	5,325	57,980
#6,393	McMillin	5,323	58,002
#6,394	Golding	5,321	58,024

Who is named McMillin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named McMillin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McMillins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James McMillin
American rower (1914–2005)
Benton McMillin
American politician (1845-1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McMillin

McMillin has the Soundex code M254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M254.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McMillin come from?: Variant of McMillan.
How common is the surname McMillin?: 5,323 people in the United States had the surname McMillin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,002 Americans. It ranked 6,393rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McMillin?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McMillin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McMillin?: James McMillin, American rower (1914–2005), followed by Benton McMillin.
Where is the surname McMillin most common?: Wikidata records people named McMillin in the United States.
Is the surname McMillin getting more or less common?: More common. 5,152 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,323 in 2010, up 3.3%.