How common is the last name Miller?

1,129,186 people in the United States have the last name Miller, about 1 in 265. It ranks #7 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MILLER

#7

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
1,129,186
About
1 in 265
This common or more
3.6%
Who bears it

Of the 1,129,186 people with the last name Miller, 81.5% reported their origin as White, 10.5% as Black and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Miller

#5 Jones · 1,383,250#6 Garcia · 1,149,510#8 Rodriguez · 1,085,838#9 Davis · 1,074,448

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Miller, most common first.

#5,218 Millar · 6,465#23,926 Miler · 1,092#53,969 Millier · 413#55,864 Miiller · 396

Also a first name

As a first name, Miller ranks #3,166 of 53,615, with 6,879 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,392 births. See Miller as a first name

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