How Many People Have the Last Name Miller?

1,161,437

people had the surname Miller in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 254 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#7

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

393.74

In 2010

Largest Group

84.1%

White

Change Since 2000

+3%

+33,634 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Miller (84.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Miller ranks #5. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 84.1%
Black 10.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Miller grew from 1,127,803 people in 2000 to 1,161,437 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #6 to #7. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 418.07 to 393.74 people per 100,000.

20002010
People1,127,8031,161,437
Rank#6#7
Per 100,000 people418.07393.74

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Miller

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#4Brown1,437,026
#5Jones1,425,470
#6Garcia1,166,120
#7Miller1,161,437
#8Davis1,116,357
#9Rodriguez1,094,924
#10Martinez1,060,159

👤 Miller as a First Name

Miller is a first name too: about 11,312 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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