Explore the Family Name Milanes

The meaning of Milanes

Spanish (Milanés): habitational name for someone from Milan in Italy (Milano), from milanés, an adjectival form of the placename. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Dulce, Jorge, Arturo, Carlos, Jesus, Miguel, Adela, Alberto, Ana, Angel, Carolina.

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How common is the last name Milanes in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Milanes saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 29,758 in 2000 to 24,855 in 2010, marking a change of 16.48%. The count of individuals with the Milanes surname also surged by 34.18%, jumping from 746 to 1001 over this ten-year period. This led to an increase in the proportion per 100k from 0.28 to 0.34, indicating a growth of 21.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,758	#24,855	16.48%
Count	746	1,001	34.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.34	21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Milanes

In terms of ethnic identity, the data based on the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts among those bearing the Milanes surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the largest group identified as Hispanic, making up 73.46% of all Milanese. By 2010, this number had risen slightly to 78.32%. The second largest ethnic identity group, Asian/Pacific Islander, experienced a minor decrease from 15.42% to 14.59%. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as Two or more races fell sharply from 1.61% to 0.50%. The groups identifying as White and Black also decreased, from 7.37% to 5.09% and from 2.14% to 1.50% respectively. There were no changes in the category of American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	73.46%	78.32%	6.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15.42%	14.59%	-5.38%
White	7.37%	5.09%	-30.94%
Black	2.14%	1.5%	-29.91%
Two or More Races	1.61%	0.5%	-68.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%