Find out how popular the last name Mylonas is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mylonas.

Mylonas, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mylonas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mylonas in America

Mylonas is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mylonas surname appeared 221 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mylonas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mylonas to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Mylonas

The surname Mylonas is of Greek origin, originating in the region of Laconia in the southern Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It can be traced back to at least the 16th century, when records show several families with this name living in the villages around Sparta and the Mani Peninsula.

The name Mylonas is derived from the Greek word "mylos," meaning mill or millstone. It likely referred to an occupation or place where a mill was located. In some instances, the name may have been a topographic name given to someone who lived near a mill.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Mylonas is found in a document from the Venetian archives in Crete, dated 1583, which mentions a certain Georgios Mylonas from the village of Alona in Laconia. This suggests that the name was already established in that region by the late 16th century.

In the 18th century, the Mylonas surname appears in records from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, indicating that families with this name had spread to other parts of the Ottoman Empire.

Notable individuals with the surname Mylonas include:

1. Pavlos Mylonas (1870-1935), a Greek archaeologist who excavated the site of ancient Eleusis and made significant contributions to the study of Mycenaean civilization.

2. Georgios Mylonas (1898-1988), a Greek-American archaeologist who conducted excavations at Mycenae and served as the director of the Athenian Agora excavations.

3. Lambros Mylonas (1908-1991), a Greek-American architect and urban planner who designed numerous buildings and public spaces in the United States.

4. Nikolas Mylonas (1940-2022), a Greek poet and writer known for his experimental poetry and novels.

5. Konstantinos Mylonas (b. 1975), a Greek professional basketball player who played for several teams in the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

While the surname Mylonas is not among the most common Greek surnames, it has a long history and can be found in various regions of Greece, as well as among the Greek diaspora communities around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mylonas

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mylonas.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mylonas was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mylonas has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mylonas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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