Explore the Family Name Mileski

The meaning of Mileski

Americanized form of Polish Milewski. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Zigmund.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mileski saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 27,085th most common surname in the United States but by 2010, it fell to the 27,804th spot, signifying a change of -2.65%. Despite its drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 841 to 864 over the same period, marking a growth of 2.73%. However, when adjusted for population size, the proportion of people named Mileski per 100k decreased by 6.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,085	#27,804	-2.65%
Count	841	864	2.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mileski

The data obtained from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides an interesting snapshot of the ethnic identity associated with the surname. In the year 2000, a vast majority of individuals bearing the surname Mileski identified as White (97.15%), with a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (2.02%) and even fewer identifying with two or more ethnicities (0.59%). By 2010, there were some shifts observed. While the majority still identified as White, the percentage dropped slightly to 95.37%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose to 2.89% and the group identifying with two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase of 135.59%, reaching 1.39% of all Mileskis. There were no reported instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.15%	95.37%	-1.83%
Hispanic	2.02%	2.89%	43.07%
Two or More Races	0.59%	1.39%	135.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%