How common is the surname Milstead?

3,117 people in the United States had the surname Milstead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,052 Americans. It ranked 10,334th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Milstead?

Divine, American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).

Where is the surname Milstead most common?

Wikidata records people named Milstead in the United States.

Is the surname Milstead getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,140 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,117 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Milstead

A surname, carried by 3,117 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Milstead is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,117 people named Milstead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,052 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,140.

#10,334

rank among US surnames

3,117

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,495)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,326	Wegener	3,120	98,957
#10,331	Magruder	3,119	98,989
#10,332	Hauer	3,118	99,020
#10,334	Cheshire	3,117	99,052
#10,337	Madson	3,116	99,084
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116

Who is named Milstead

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

89% of people named Milstead identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Milsteads

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Divine
American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Milstead

Milstein

Milstead has the Soundex code M423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M423.

Questions

How common is the surname Milstead?: 3,117 people in the United States had the surname Milstead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,052 Americans. It ranked 10,334th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Milstead?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Milstead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Milstead?: Divine, American actor, singer and drag queen (1945–1988).
Where is the surname Milstead most common?: Wikidata records people named Milstead in the United States.
Is the surname Milstead getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,140 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,117 in 2010, down 0.7%.