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.

Milton Rank in US Top 1000

# 923 in the US

Milton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1680 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Milton

• 1680 Nameberry 2025
• 429 Unique 2023
• 65 Sweden 2024

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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

The name 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”