Explore the Family Name Milgrim

The meaning of Milgrim

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Milgram.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Milgrim saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 75,695th most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to 73,911th, marking a change of 2.36 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also increased over this decade, rising from 237 to 262, a change of 10.55 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the surname Milgrim per 100,000 remained constant at 0.09.

20002010Change
Rank#75,695#73,9112.36%
Count23726210.55%
Proportion per 100k0.090.090%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Milgrim

Ethnically, the Milgrim surname is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 98.31 percent of those bearing the surname identified as White, though this figure fell slightly to 95.04 percent in 2010. During the same period, there was no reported Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity among those carrying the Milgrim surname. However, there was a small emergence of Hispanic ethnicity within the Milgrim population, which accounted for 2.29 percent in 2010, after being unrepresented in 2000. There were no individuals identifying with two or more races in either census year.

20002010Change
White98.31%95.04%-3.33%
Hispanic0%2.29%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%