Explore the Family Name Milledge

The meaning of Milledge

English: habitational name from Milwich in Staffordshire, so named from Old English myln ‘mill’ + wīc ‘dwelling, specialized farmstead’.

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

The surname Milledge has seen a modest increase in popularity over a decade, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Milledge ranked 22,983 in popularity with a count of 1,039 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, the surname saw a slight rise in rank to 22,530 with an increased count of 1,141 individuals. This represents an approximate 10% growth in the number of people with the surname Milledge in a span of ten years. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.39.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,983	#22,530	1.97%
Count	1,039	1,141	9.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.39	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Milledge

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts amongst those with the Milledge surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as Black, accounting for 62.66% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 61.00% in 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up 34.46% in 2000 and saw a small decrease to 33.92% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 1.64% in 2000, increasing to 2.28% in 2010. Notably, there was also significant growth in the number of individuals identifying as two or more races, from 0.87% in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	62.66%	61%	-2.65%
White	34.46%	33.92%	-1.57%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.28%	39.02%
Two or More Races	0.87%	2.1%	141.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%