How common is the last name Milligan?

21,548 people in the United States have the last name Milligan, about 1 in 13,871. It ranks #1,619 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MILLIGAN

#1,619

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,548
About
1 in 13,871
This common or more
45.3%
Who bears it

Of the 21,548 people with the last name Milligan, 77.9% reported their origin as White, 11.6% as Black and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Milligan

#1,617 Otero · 21,599#1,617 Valdes · 21,599#1,620 Purcell · 21,538#1,621 Dunham · 21,528

Spelled almost the same

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

#6,132 Milliken · 5,356#8,946 Millican · 3,510#16,454 Millikan · 1,695#23,868 Millikin · 1,095#57,805 Millison · 380

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