How common is the surname Milo?

2,689 people in the United States had the surname Milo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,818 Americans. It ranked 11,659th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Milo?

In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Milo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

How do you pronounce Milo?

Milo is /ˈmaɪloʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Milo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,689 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Milo also a first name?

Yes. Milo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Milo

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,689 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmaɪloʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex M400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Milo is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A Latinate variant of Miles.

Milo is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,689 people named Milo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,818 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,380.

#11,659

rank among US surnames

2,689

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+13%

change since 2000 (was #12,037)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,653	Foti	2,690	114,775
#11,659	DiSanto	2,689	114,818
#11,663	Slover	2,688	114,861

Who is named Milo

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

65% of people named Milo identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Milo

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

Questions

Where does the surname Milo come from?: A Latinate variant of Miles.
How common is the surname Milo?: 2,689 people in the United States had the surname Milo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,818 Americans. It ranked 11,659th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Milo?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Milo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Milo?: Milo is /ˈmaɪloʊ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Milo?: Milo is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Milo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,689 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Milo also a first name?: Yes. Milo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.