# Millet (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,631 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,207 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 66,669 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (3,457 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Millet 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) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Millet in the United States.

## People named Millet

- Francis Davis Millet, American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic (1848-19
- Lydia Millet, American writer (1968-)

## Similar surnames

Mallett, Millett, Mullet, Mallette, Mullett, Millette, Mallet, Mollett, Maillet, Millwood, Mellott, Malott.

## 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.