The Milan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,268 people carried this name — #5,543 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,200 people counted. That is up 18% from 5,318 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,406 people named Milan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,238 people named Milan.
135 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 72 départements, most often Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
379 people named Milan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 440 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
92 people named Milan live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
67 people named Milan are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Milan in American newspapers,
1872–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 394,762 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Milan,
with a public archive behind them.
-
François Milan 1873–1954 · politician -
Luis de Milán 1500–1561 · writer
-
Gabriel Milan 1631–1689 · businessperson
-
Jan Milan 1662–1737 · missionary
-
Johann Milan 1662–1738
-
Grzegorz Milan 1850–1932 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Milan.
- Mikaelian 482 · U.S. census
- Miklas 527 · U.S. census
- Mikolajczak 658 · U.S. census
- Mikolajczyk 1,166 · U.S. census
- Mikula 2,310 · U.S. census
- Mila 447 · U.S. census
- Milanese 574 · U.S. census
- Milani 1,416 · U.S. census
- Milano 5,609 · U.S. census
- Milanovic 316 · U.S. census
- Milazzo 2,885 · U.S. census
- Milbach 122 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Milan is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.