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    The surname Million

    A surname, carried by 3,233 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M450

    Million: #9,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Million #9,978, 3,233 people Million: #9,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Million #9,978, 3,233 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Million is more common than 93.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,233 people named Million in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,498 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,987.

    #9,978
    rank among US surnames
    3,233
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.2%
    change since 2000 (was #9,967)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,969Bolyard3,23595,439
    #9,976Leitch3,23495,469
    #9,978Million3,23395,498
    #9,983Line3,23195,557
    #9,987Chavers3,23095,587

    Who is named Million

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

    83% of people named Million identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Million

    Million has the Soundex code M450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M450.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Million?
    3,233 people in the United States had the surname Million in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,498 Americans. It ranked 9,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Million?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Million identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Million getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,233 in 2010, up 8.2%.