How common is the surname Millay?

1,248 people in the United States had the surname Millay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Millay?

Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet (1892–1950), followed by Diana Millay.

Where is the surname Millay most common?

Wikidata records people named Millay in the United States.

Is the surname Millay getting more or less common?

More common. 1,194 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Millay

A surname, carried by 1,248 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Millay is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,248 people named Millay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,194.

#21,057

rank among US surnames

1,248

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,618)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,048	Zartman	1,249	247,194
#21,057	Breyer	1,248	247,392

Who is named Millay

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

94% of people named Millay identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Millays

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edna St. Vincent Millay
American poet (1892–1950)
Diana Millay
American actress, 1935–2021

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Millay

Millay has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

Questions

How common is the surname Millay?: 1,248 people in the United States had the surname Millay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Millay?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Millay identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Millay?: Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet (1892–1950), followed by Diana Millay.
Where is the surname Millay most common?: Wikidata records people named Millay in the United States.
Is the surname Millay getting more or less common?: More common. 1,194 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, up 4.5%.