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First Name
118k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
21k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Milton mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Milton

User Submitted Origins

English
65%
Spanish
18%
Swedish
8%
Australian
3%
American
3%
Greek
3%
Danish
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Missouri, U.S. says the name Milton means "From the mill town" and is of English origin.
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  1. English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
    Synonyms: john milton
Wiktionary

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

  1. A place in England.
    1. A village in Cambridgeshire.
    2. A village in Nottinghamshire.
    3. A village in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire.
    4. A village in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire.
    5. A village in Staffordshire.
    6. An area of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
    7. A hamlet in Carlisle district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5560).
    8. A hamlet in South Lakeland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD5383).
    9. A hamlet in Derbyshire.
    10. A hamlet in Somerset.
    11. A hamlet in Wiltshire.
  2. A place in Scotland.
    1. A village in Ross and Cromarty.
    2. A village in Inverness-shire.
    3. A district of Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
    4. A hamlet in Stirlingshire.
    5. A hamlet in Dunbartonshire.
    6. A settlement in the Outer Hebrides.
  3. A habitational surname​, from the multiple places in Britain named "Milton".
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. John Milton, an English author and poet of the seventeenth century.
  6. John Milton's works or media adaptations of his works.
  7. A place in Australia.
    1. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for nearby Milton Farm, itself for poet John Milton.
    2. A town in New South Wales.
  8. A place in Canada.
    1. A town in Ontario; named for poet John Milton.
    2. A village in Nova Scotia.
    3. A former logging village in Newfoundland and Labrador; named for poet John Milton.
  9. A town in Otago, New Zealand.
  10. A place in the United States.
    1. A city in Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta; named for Revolutionary War officer John Milton.
    2. A town in Massachusetts; named for Milton Abbey in Dorset, England.
    3. A town in Saratoga County, New York; named for either poet John Milton or a mill in the area.
    4. A town in Vermont, a suburb of Burlington; named for British statesman William Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton.
    5. A city in Florida; perhaps named for poet John Milton, or for the local lumber mill industry.
    6. A city in Washington.
    7. A borough of Pennsylvania.
    8. A town in Delaware; named for poet John Milton.
    9. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin; named for poet John Milton.
    10. A town in West Virginia; named for landowner Milton Reece.
    11. A hamlet in Ulster County, New York; named for poet John Milton.
    12. A town in New Hampshire; named for either a mill in the area or for the Viscount Milton.
    13. A city in Kentucky.
    14. A city in Rock County, Wisconsin; named for poet John Milton.
    15. A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
    16. A town in Wayne County, Indiana; named for the watermills in the area.
    17. A city in Iowa; named for the town in Delaware.
    18. A village in Illinois.
    19. A town in North Carolina; named for a mill in the area.
    20. An unorganized territory in Maine.
    21. A city in North Dakota.
    22. A neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri; named for the landowning Milton family.
    23. An unincorporated community in California; named for railroad engineer Milton Latham.
    24. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Indiana; named for the gristmill and sawmill in the area.
    25. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
    26. An unincorporated community in Louisiana; named for early resident Dr. Milton R. Cushman and his son, Milton S. Cushman.
    27. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
    28. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri; named for the town in North Carolina.
    29. An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
    30. An unincorporated community in Texas.

Milton was also found in the following language(s): Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Milton

Notable Persons Named Milton

Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman was an economist. Milton was born on July 31st, 1912 in Brooklyn. He passed away on November 16th, 2006.

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Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons is a fitness/weight loss guru and physical fitness. Richard was given the name Milton Teagle Simmons on July 12th, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

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Milton Berle

Milton Berle was an actor and comedian. His most notable accomplishments were from 1914 to 2000. Milton was given the name Mendel Berlinger on July 12th, 1908 in New York City, New York, U.S. Milton is also known as Mr. Television and Uncle Miltie. He left this life on March 27th, 2002.

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Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg was an artist in the field of assemblage (art). Robert was given the name Milton Ernest Rauschenberg on October 22nd, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas. He breathed his last breath on May 12th, 2008.

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Milton S. Hershey

Milton S. Hershey was a confectioner. Milton was given the name Milton Snavely Hershey on September 13th, 1857 in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Milton is also known as The Chocolate King and The Builder. He breathed his last breath on October 13th, 1945.

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Milton William Cooper

Milton William Cooper was a conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, author, and conspiracy theory. Milton was born on May 6th, 1943 in Long Beach, California, U.S. Milton is also known as Bill Cooper. He died on November 6th, 2001.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Milton

Notable Persons With the Last Name Milton

John Milton

John Milton was a poet, prose, polemic, and civil service. John was born on December 9th, 1608 in Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England. He breathed his last breath on November 8th, 1674.

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S. D. Vijay Milton

S. D. Vijay Milton is a cinematographer and film director. He has been prominent since 1998. S. was born in 5 in Chennai.

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Little Milton

Little Milton was an electric blues, rhythm, blues, soul music, and funk musician. He plays Guitar and Human voice. His most notable accomplishments were from 1953 to 2005. Little was given the name James Milton Campbell, Jr. on September 7th, 1934. He breathed his last breath on August 4th, 2005.

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Anna Milton

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Anne Milton

Anne Milton is a Commons Deputy Chief Whip, for Guildford, Treasurer of the Household, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Member of Parliament, forGuildford, Lords Commissioners of. Her career lasted from 2015 to 2015. Anne was born on November 3rd, 1955 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England.

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Jeff Milton

Jeff Milton was a texas ranger, deputy sheriff, express messenger, texas ranger division, and sheriffs in the united states. Jeff was born on November 7th, 1861 in Marianna, Florida. He passed away in 1947.

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Common last names for Milton

Common first names for Milton

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Milton U.S.
█  White 46.75% 64.26%
█  African American 46.52% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.68% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.59% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.58% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.87% 16.26%

Of Last Name Milton

People with the last name Milton are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Milton

  • What name lists does Milton rank for?
    #155 Last Name First Names
    #41Old-Fashioned Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Milton? Milton is the 594th most popular name of all time. As a last name Milton was the 1,732nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Milton have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 117,719 babies born with the first name Milton in the United States. That's more than enough people named Milton to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Milton? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 149 new born babies.
  • When was Milton first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Milton is Thursday, May 29th, 1817.
  • What year had the most people named Milton born? The highest recorded use of the first name Milton was in 1920 with a total of 2,592 babies. That's a lot of babies named Milton!
  • Random Milton Factoid: According to the 1913 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Milton ranks 67th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Connecticut. Imagine that, 18 babies in Connecticut have the same name in 1913.
  • Weird things about the name Milton: The name spelled backwards is Notlim. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Mltoin. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Milton? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 20,703 people with the last name Milton.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Milton? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 7 of them will have Milton as their last name.
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