Explore the Family Name Millerick
The meaning of Millerick
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilgheiric ‘descendant of Maoilgheiric’, a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Geiric’, probably to be identified with Saint Cyriacus.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Millerick in the United States?
The surname Millerick has seen a slight decline in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked as the 55,849th most common name and this fell to 56,310 by 2010, signifying a 0.83% decrease. However, while the rank of the name decreased, the number of people with the Millerick surname actually increased from 343 to 363, a growth rate of 5.83%. This increase in count, combined with the drop in rank, suggests that although more people adopted or were born into the Millerick name, other surnames grew even more rapidly.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #55,849 | #56,310 | -0.83% |
| Count | 343 | 363 | 5.83% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.13 | 0.12 | -7.69% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Millerick
Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Millerick surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, it is overwhelmingly associated with individuals identifying as White. In 2000, 99.42% of Millericks identified as White, however, there was a small decrease to 98.35% by 2010. The data showed no significant numbers of Millericks identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying as having two or more races, either in 2000 or in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 99.42% | 98.35% | -1.08% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |