How common is the last name Mills?

145,448 people in the United States have the last name Mills, about 1 in 2,055. It ranks #187 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MILLS

#187

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
145,448
About
1 in 2,055
This common or more
21.9%
Who bears it

Of the 145,448 people with the last name Mills, 74.6% reported their origin as White, 16.5% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mills

#185 Robertson · 146,630#186 Warren · 145,946#188 Soto · 145,165#189 Garza · 144,658

Spelled almost the same

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

#379 Miles · 82,573#14,062 Millis · 2,051#19,117 Milks · 1,421#32,687 Milos · 753#32,724 Milles · 752#36,198 Milas · 666#80,550 Milus · 254#98,131 Millus · 198

Also a first name

As a first name, Mills ranks #16,155 of 53,615, with 703 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 61 births. See Mills as a first name

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