Millikan Surname Guide

Millikan? Think of it as Milligan with a different pen. In origin, the name means “Descendant of Maolagán”.

Arms associated with the name

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Millikan and Milligan

Spelled with “k” instead of “g”, Millikan shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Millikin, Millican and Milliken.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,699 people named Millikan, ranking it number 16,802 among American surnames. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Mulligan. Want more than a summary? See the Millikan family name pack.