# Milford (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/milford/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,140 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,265 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,327 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.8% (3,164 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪlfəɹd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From mill + ford.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Milford in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Milford in the United States.

## People named Milford

- Penelope Milford, American actress
- Gene Milford, American film editor (1902-1991)
- Kim Milford, American actor, singer-songwriter, and composer (1951-1988)

## Similar surnames

Mulford, Milbourne, Milburn, Malbrough, Melbourne, Mulberry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.