How common is the surname Milsap?

1,181 people in the United States had the surname Milsap in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Milsap?

Ronnie Milsap, American country singer.

Where is the surname Milsap most common?

Wikidata records people named Milsap in the United States.

Is the surname Milsap getting more or less common?

More common. 1,128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Milsap

A surname, carried by 1,181 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M421

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Milsap is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,181 people named Milsap in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,128.

#21,972

rank among US surnames

1,181

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #21,565)

Who is named Milsap

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

66% of people named Milsap identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 66%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Milsaps

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ronnie Milsap
American country singer, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Milsap

Milsap has the Soundex code M421, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M421.

Questions

How common is the surname Milsap?: 1,181 people in the United States had the surname Milsap in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Milsap?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Milsap identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Milsap?: Ronnie Milsap, American country singer.
Where is the surname Milsap most common?: Wikidata records people named Milsap in the United States.
Is the surname Milsap getting more or less common?: More common. 1,128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, up 4.7%.