How common is the last name Milton?

20,138 people in the United States have the last name Milton, about 1 in 14,842. It ranks #1,735 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

MILTON

#1,735

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
20,138
About
1 in 14,842
This common or more
46.1%
Who bears it

Of the 20,138 people with the last name Milton, 45.4% reported their origin as Black, 44.4% as White and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Milton

1 other last name also has 20,138 people.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Milton, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Milton ranks #870 of 53,615, with 51,890 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 2,603 births. See Milton as a first name

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