# Milo (surname)

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

An English surname originating as a patronymic transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,689 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,659 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 114,818 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (2,380 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪloʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A Latinate variant of Miles.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Milo 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 8.2% |

## Similar surnames

Melo, Miley, Miele, Mill, Malo, Millay, Milla, Malloy, Mello, Mull, Moll, Molloy.

## 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.