Explore the Family Name Millikin

The meaning of Millikin

Irish: variant of Milligan.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Millikin saw a slight dip in its popularity over the course of a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 19,157th in terms of commonality and then fell to the 19,907th position in 2010, marking a drop of approximately 3.92%. Despite this decrease in rank, the number of individuals with the surname Millikin actually increased from 1,312 to 1,349 during this period, representing a 2.82% growth. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, Millikin decreased by 6.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,157	#19,907	-3.92%
Count	1,312	1,349	2.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.46	-6.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Millikin

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Millikin, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that most bearers of the name identify as White. While the percentage of those identifying as White dropped slightly from 94.21% in 2000 to 93.55% in 2010, they still constitute the majority. The second-largest group identifies as Black, although their representation also decreased from 2.90% to 2.52% during the decade under consideration. Interestingly, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, which went up from 1.37% to 1.56%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stable at 0%. The category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010 with 1.41%, where such data was suppressed or not available in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.21%	93.55%	-0.7%
Black	2.9%	2.52%	-13.1%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.56%	13.87%
Two or More Races	0%	1.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0%	0%