Explore the Family Name Millward

The meaning of Millward

English (mainly West Midlands): occupational name from Middle English milne-ward, mille-ward ‘keeper of a mill, miller’ (Old English mylen-weard). In southern England and the West Midlands this was a standard medieval term for a miller. Compare Miller.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Millward has seen an increase in popularity in America. In 2000, it ranked 18,667th but by 2010, it had risen to 17,572nd - a change of 5.87%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 1,360 in 2000 to 1,600 in 2010, showing a significant growth of 17.65%. Thus, the proportion of individuals named Millward per 100,000 people also rose from 0.5 to 0.54.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,667	#17,572	5.87%
Count	1,360	1,600	17.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.54	8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Millward

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows several changes between 2000 and 2010 for those bearing the surname Millward. The largest ethnic group remained White, albeit with a slight reduction from 96.62% to 95.63%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic modestly increased, up by 8.64% and 10.88% respectively. Meanwhile, there was a significant uptick in individuals identifying with two or more races - a jump from 0.96% to 1.56%. However, the percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0%, indicating that no one with the Millward surname identified as such during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	95.63%	-1.02%
Hispanic	1.47%	1.63%	10.88%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.56%	62.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.88%	8.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%