Mills Forename

134,501st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,915 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Mills Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Milo, a name of doubtful etymology, possibly connected with OSlav milu ‘merciful’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans as Miles (cas- sujet) or Milon (cos-régime) and became fairly common, giving rise to the surnames Miles, Mills, Milson.

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Mills Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana
83%
 
1,2361:21,8341,594
United States
100%
1,2131:298,8769,343
Zambia-691:229,7807,530
Romania
100%
651:308,4929,554
Australia-641:213,4005,174
England
100%
501:1,112,05817,748
Ireland
100%
481:96,7402,437
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
Liberia
100%
261:169,6956,327
Canada-181:1,840,74328,401
Iraq
100%
141:2,501,27613,388
China-101:136,605,57866,281
South Africa
100%
101:5,453,265111,420
Philippines
86%
 
71:15,144,211189,875
Nigeria
100%
71:25,366,337199,343
Taiwan-41:5,942,42087,370
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Brazil
100%
21:107,118,077571,487
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535

Mills (328,085) may also be a surname.

Mills Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Milo, a name of doubtful etymology, possibly connected with OSlav milu ‘merciful’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans as Miles (cas- sujet) or Milon (cos-régime) and became fairly common, giving rise to the surnames Miles, Mills, Milson. It was less common from the 16th to 19th C but has been somewhat revived of late. In Ireland it has been used to render the native Maolmuire ‘servant of Mary’.

Milo Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1106-1220. Milon Hundred Rolls 1273. Miles Coventry Mysteries 15th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Mills Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milles91299/
Millss913/
Millsh911/
Mils89113/
Milless836/
Millest832/
Mielles831/
Miellss831/
Milse80282/
Mells8016/
Millz808/
Mylls808/
Miels807/
Milsh807/
Mlles804/
Milss803/
Milsj802/
Milsz801/
Mgils801/
Millesse771/
Mls7559/
Melles731,559/
Miglis7394/
Mylles7317/
Milsse735/
Mellse732/
Mllshp731/
Milshe731/
Maells731/
Mëlles731/
M-Illiyas711/
Mellese674,165/
Mels672,534/
Myls6737/
Milz6720/
Muelles6710/
Millece679/
Mlsp677/
Milosao676/
Mles676/
Milx674/
Mlss674/
Melless673/
Mlse672/
Mellsse671/
Myhlles671/
Mllx671/
Mlsh671/
Mlst671/
Mhls671/
Hmls671/
Mwls671/
Mlsj671/
Milsjeo671/
Miawals671/

Mills Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mills in the Russian language
Миллсmills-

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