Milton

English
"settlement with a mill"

Milton Origin and Meaning

The name Milton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "settlement with a mill".

Once an upper-class British surname conjuring up the epic poetry of John Milton, it then descended to the antics of "Uncle Miltie" Berle, and now has left the stage completely.

# 923 in the US

Milton Rank in US Top 1000

# 1443 on Nameberry

Milton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Milton Popularity

Famous People Named Milton

  • John Milton
    17th Century English Poet
  • Milton Andrew Romjue
    U.S. Congressman from Missouri
  • Milton James Rhode Acorn
    Canadian poet, writer, and playwright
  • Milton Ager
    American composer
  • Milton Avery
    American modern painter
  • Milton Byron Babbitt
    American composer
  • Milton Bearden
    American Central Intelligence Agency officer, author, and film consultant
  • Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger)
    American comedian, actor, and TV presenter
  • Milton Blanco
    American soccer player
  • Milton Bradley
    American toymaker
  • Milton Obelle Bradley
    American baseball player
  • Milton Brown
    American band leader and vocalist
  • Milton Brown
    U.S. Representative from Tennessee
  • Milton Campbell
    American track and field athlete
  • Milton Arthur Paul Caniff
    American cartoonist
  • Milton Hyland Erickson
    American psychiatrist
  • Milton Friedman
    American economist
  • Milton Frome
    American actor
  • Milton Goode
    American Olympic high jumper
  • Milton Snavely Hershey
    American founder of Hershey Chocolate Company
  • Milton R. Krasner
    American cinematographer
  • Milton Hywell Jones
    English comedian
  • Milton Nascimento
    Brazilian singer,songwriter
  • (Apolo) Milton Obote
    2nd president of Uganda
  • Milton Prell
    American hotel and casino developer
  • Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney
    American NFL football player
  • Milton Vieira
    Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Milton Ariel Wynants (Vasquez)
    Uruguayan cyclist
  • Milton Cooper Work
    American cards authority
  • Milton Johns
    English actor
  • Milton "Mel" Stewart
    American actor & director

Milton in Pop Culture

  • Milton Mamet
    minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
  • Milton Hackett
    character from movie "Cry,Baby"
  • Milton Waddams
    socially awkward character in movie "Office Space"
  • Milton Calypeer
    character in the movie Cars
  • Milton
    an epic poem by William Blake
  • "Milton
    " opera by Gaspare Spontini
  • "Milton
    " series of cartoons for Saturday Night Live and the film Office Space
  • Milton Krest
    villain in 007 movie "Licence to Kill"
  • Milton
    a show jumping horse ridden by John Whitaker
  • Colonel Milton Childs
    an original character in "OB Spec," speculation,based scripts for the upcoming season of Orphan Black
  • Milton Krupnick
    Character on the Disney Show “Kickin’ It”