Milestone Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Milestone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Milston,' a parish two miles from Amesbury, Wiltshire 'Milestone, from residence near one': Lower. History, I believe, has not recorded that milestones were in use in the 13th century.

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Milestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
England1521:366,56626,048
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
India231:33,350,669396,143
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Milestone (46) may also be a first name.

Milestone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Milston,' a parish two miles from Amesbury, Wiltshire 'Milestone, from residence near one': Lower. History, I believe, has not recorded that milestones were in use in the 13th century.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From residence near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Milostan; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Milestone Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Milestone Come From? nationality or country of origin

Milestone is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Milestone.

How Common Is The Last Name Milestone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 611,703rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Milestone are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 21 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Milestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Milestone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Milestone surname grew 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Milestone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Milestone last name are 7.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.35% being registered with the political party.

Milestone earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $53,571 USD per year.

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