Settlement with a mill
Derived from Old English elements meaning 'mill' and 'town' or 'settlement'. It was originally a common English surname and place name before becoming a popular given name in the 19th century.
Less common today
Milton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #555 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
17th-century English poet known for Paradise Lost
Founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company
Nobel Prize-winning economist
Comedian and early television star known as Uncle Miltie
Scientist and survivor in Woodbury · The Walking Dead
The eccentric employee obsessed with his red stapler · Office Space
