Explore the Family Name Millender

The meaning of Millender

Altered form of German Müllender: occupational name for a miller from medieval Latin molendinarius.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Millender has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 18,781st among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to 17,300th place, showing an increase of 7.89%. The count of people bearing this name also grew from 1,349 to 1,636 during the same period, marking an increase of 21.28%. This surge suggests that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.55 were named Millender in 2010 as opposed to 0.5 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,781	#17,300	7.89%
Count	1,349	1,636	21.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.55	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Millender

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also reveals changes in the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Millender from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the majority of Millenders (61.53%) identified as Black, followed by White at 34.03%. By 2010, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of Millenders identifying as Black (57.76%), and a marginal increase among those identifying as White (36.19%). Additionally, there was a noticeable growth in the number of Millenders identifying with two or more races, which increased by 57.87%. The census data for 2010 also includes a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian/Alaskan Natives, ethnicities that were not recorded for this surname in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	61.53%	57.76%	-6.13%
White	34.03%	36.19%	6.35%
Two or More Races	1.78%	2.81%	57.87%
Hispanic	1.56%	1.77%	13.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.1%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.37%	0%