Explore the Family Name Milliner

The meaning of Milliner

English: variant of Milner. The modern spelling has perhaps been influenced by early modern English milliner ‘dealer in women’s finery (originally from Milan), especially hats’, but this word cannot be the source of the medieval surname.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Milliner" experienced a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 12,878, with a total of 2,191 individuals bearing the surname. By 2010, the rank improved slightly to 12,775, and the number of people named Milliner increased by 10.22% to a count of 2,415. Accordingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw an uptick from 0.81 to 0.82.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,878	#12,775	0.8%
Count	2,191	2,415	10.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.82	1.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Milliner

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010 for those bearing the surname "Milliner". In 2000, the predominant ethnicity associated with the name was White, at 52.21%, followed closely by Black at 43.86%. A small percentage identified as Hispanic (1.73%) and two or more races (2.01%). However, by 2010, there had been an increase in those identifying as two or more races (64.68% change) and Hispanic (19.65% change), while the proportions of White and Black identities decreased slightly to 51.64% and 42.32% respectively. New entries in the 2010 data included Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native, each accounting for 0.33% of the Milliners.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.21%	51.64%	-1.09%
Black	43.86%	42.32%	-3.51%
Two or More Races	2.01%	3.31%	64.68%
Hispanic	1.73%	2.07%	19.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.33%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.33%	0%