Millet surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Millet surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,631 people carried this name — #7,207 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 34% from 3,457 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 11,815 people named Millet.

184 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 184
Paris 1,028
Cher 925
Jura 723
Ain 419
Loiret 344
Saône-et-Loire 311
Nord 299
Indre-et-Loire 270

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 334 people named Millet 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 181
City of Buenos Aires 51
Mendoza 45
Santa Fe 42
Neuquén 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

197 people named Millet live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 80
Geneva 58
Valais 22
Bern 9
Neuchâtel 9
Aargau 7
Zurich 6
Fribourg 3

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 147 people named Millet live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 44
Brussels-Capital 31
Hainaut 21
Walloon Brabant 16
Antwerp 13
Liège 11
Flemish Brabant 6
East Flanders 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Millet in American newspapers,
1889–1923.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Millet
New-york Tribune 1902-10-19
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Millet
Evening Star 1923-04-08
Newspaper page from The American Citizen carrying the name Millet
The American Citizen 1889-06-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 233,106 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Millet,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francisque Millet
    Francisque Millet 1642–1679 · painter
  • Noël Charles Millet
    Noël Charles Millet 1737–1792 · politician
  • Anne Flore Millet marquise de Bréhan
    Anne Flore Millet marquise de Bréhan 1749–1829 · painter
  • Jacques Millet 1425–1466 · playwright
  • Simon Germain Millet 1575–1647 · religious writer
  • Jean Millet 1618–1684 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Millet.

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