How common is the surname Milner?

12,153 people in the United States had the surname Milner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,405 Americans. It ranked 2,955th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Milner?

Robin Milner, British computer scientist (1934-2010), followed by Martin Milner.

Where is the surname Milner most common?

Wikidata records people named Milner in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Milner getting more or less common?

More common. 11,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,153 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Milner

An English occupational surname, carried by 12,153 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Milner is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As an English surname, variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of Middle English mylnere (“miller”). * As a German surname, variant of Müller, Mueller.

Milner is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,153 people named Milner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,405 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,790.

#2,955

rank among US surnames

12,153

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,798)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,946	Hopson	12,180	25,349
#2,947	Waterman	12,177	25,355
#2,948	Gao	12,172	25,365
#2,949	Lantz	12,169	25,371
#2,950	Cornwell	12,168	25,374
#2,952	Nye	12,167	25,376
#2,953	Reis	12,165	25,380

Who is named Milner

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

78% of people named Milner identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Milners

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robin Milner
British computer scientist (1934-2010)
Martin Milner
American actor (1931–2015)
Victor Milner
American cinematographer (1893-1972)
Bill Milner
British actor, born 1995
Tommy Milner
American racecar driver, born 1986

Notable Milners come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Milner

Milner has the Soundex code M456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M456.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Milner come from?: * As an English surname, variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of Middle English mylnere (“miller”). * As a German surname, variant of Müller, Mueller.
How common is the surname Milner?: 12,153 people in the United States had the surname Milner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,405 Americans. It ranked 2,955th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Milner?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Milner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Milner?: Robin Milner, British computer scientist (1934-2010), followed by Martin Milner.
Where is the surname Milner most common?: Wikidata records people named Milner in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Milner?: Milner is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Milner getting more or less common?: More common. 11,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,153 in 2010, up 3.1%.