The Milam surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,787 people carried this name — #3,038 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 11,554 in 2000.

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In print

Milam in American newspapers,
1909–1910.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Milam
Evening Star 1910-10-30
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Milam
New-york Tribune 1910-10-30
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Milam
Evening Star 1909-01-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 51,709 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Milam in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

91 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Milam. The most, 15, date from the 1880s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 26
New South Wales 24
Queensland 24
South Australia 9
Western Australia 5
Tasmania 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Milam.

Who carried it

People named Milam,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Milam
    William Milam 1936–2026 · diplomat
  • Joe Milam 1899–1989 · American football player
  • Joe Milam 1899–1971 · American football player
  • Barnes Milam 1906–1979 · American football player
  • John William Milam 1919–1980
  • Max Milam 1930–1987 · political scientist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Milam,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States650 records

650 records of the Milam name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 468
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 155
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wilbur Lawrence Milam

    Born 1949; from Smyrna, Georgia. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George V. Milam

    Born 1917 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1941 at Dallas, Texas; farm hand from Cooke County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Dina Milam

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Australia from Hamburg, aged 40. From Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 650 records for Milam in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Milam name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Milam

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the Result, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Milam

    Married 1848 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 50.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Milam

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Oruba, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Milam in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Milam name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Julia Ann Hannah Milam

    Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Milam name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Milam

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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