How common is the surname Milstein?

1,174 people in the United States had the surname Milstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,986 Americans. It ranked 22,069th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Milstein?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Milstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Milstein?

César Milstein, Argentine biochemist (1927–2002), followed by Nathan Milstein.

Where is the surname Milstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Milstein in Argentina and the United States.

Is the surname Milstein getting more or less common?

More common. 1,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,174 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Milstein

A surname, carried by 1,174 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). Milstein is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,174 people named Milstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,986 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,106.

#22,069

rank among US surnames

1,174

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,892)

Who is named Milstein

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

96% of people named Milstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Milsteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

César Milstein
Argentine biochemist (1927–2002)
Nathan Milstein
American musician (1902–1992)

Notable Milsteins come mostly from Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Milstein

Milstead

Milstein 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 Milstein?: 1,174 people in the United States had the surname Milstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,986 Americans. It ranked 22,069th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Milstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Milstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Milstein?: César Milstein, Argentine biochemist (1927–2002), followed by Nathan Milstein.
Where is the surname Milstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Milstein in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Milstein getting more or less common?: More common. 1,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,174 in 2010, up 6.1%.