The Milewski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,646 people carried this name — #11,829 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 111,100 people counted. That is down 4% from 2,758 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
17,259 people named Milewski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 19,031 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 82 people named Milewski 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 Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 59 people named Milewski.
27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Milewski live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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.
Who carried it
People named Milewski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ignacy Korwin-Milewski 1846–1926 · politician -
Hipolit Milewski 1848–1932 · writer -
Hipolit Milewski 1848–1932 · writer
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Jakub Milewski 1501–1586 · Catholic priest
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Ignacy Kapica Milewski 1740–1817 · heraldist
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Ignacy Kapica Milewski 1763–1817 · heraldist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Milewski.
- Milazzo 2,885 · U.S. census
- Milbach 122 · U.S. census
- Milenkovic 200 · U.S. census
- Miler 1,121 · U.S. census
- Miles 84,942 · U.S. census
- Miletic 283 · U.S. census
- Milhomme 226 · U.S. census
- Milia 250 · U.S. census
- Milian 5,181 · U.S. census
- Milic 318 · U.S. census
- Milin 177 · U.S. census
- Milla 1,195 · U.S. census
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