Explore the Family Name Mildren

The meaning of Mildren

Cornish: unexplained. It is recorded only from the early 17th century onward in Cornwall and may not be Cornish in origin. A Breton origin is theoretically possible (many Bretons migrated to Cornwall in the 1500s), but this supposes a derivation from an unrecorded Middle Breton male personal name Meldiern ‘prince’ + ‘king’ which, although attested in Old Breton, appears not to have survived into the surnaming period in Brittany.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mildren has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 77,742 with 229 instances of this name. By 2010, the rank had dropped slightly to 78,040, despite the number of individuals with this surname increasing to 245. This indicates a small growth rate of around 7%, although its proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#78,040	-0.38%
Count	229	245	6.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mildren

The ethnicity associated with the surname Mildren has also undergone changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, accounting for 96.07% in 2000 and 95.10% in 2010, showing a mild decrease. Notably, there's an emergence of Hispanic representation by 2010, making up 2.45% of individuals with this surname. There was no recorded change in other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	95.1%	-1.01%
Hispanic	0%	2.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%