Millet Surname
Approximately 37,882 people bear this surname
Millet Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mille,' (1) i.e. Miles, from diminutive Mill ot, or Mil ot, or (a) perhaps from Mille, the nick, of Millicent, a popular girl's name in the 13th and 14th centuries, especially in Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameMillet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 27,735 | 1:2,395 | 158 |
| United States | 4,693 | 1:77,234 | 8,836 |
| Spain | 1,445 | 1:32,354 | 3,257 |
| Philippines | 617 | 1:164,081 | 26,918 |
| Argentina | 357 | 1:119,729 | 10,113 |
| Mexico | 287 | 1:432,495 | 8,290 |
| Italy | 286 | 1:213,835 | 30,223 |
| Cuba | 264 | 1:43,647 | 1,887 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Belgium | 235 | 1:48,922 | 7,959 |
| Canada | 216 | 1:170,581 | 17,126 |
| Turkey | 212 | 1:367,082 | 22,844 |
| Switzerland | 184 | 1:44,635 | 6,135 |
| England | 174 | 1:320,219 | 23,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 111 | 1:12,288 | 1,647 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| Puerto Rico | 65 | 1:54,618 | 1,189 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Ecuador | 43 | 1:369,903 | 9,697 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Costa Rica | 36 | 1:132,780 | 2,002 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Haiti | 11 | 1:971,264 | 11,594 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Grenada | 10 | 1:10,854 | 835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 184 | 1:132,475 | 12,229 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 783 | 1:64,136 | 6,984 |
The alternate forms: Millét (1) are calculated separately.
Millet (1,315) may also be a first name.
Millet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mille,' (1) i.e. Miles, from diminutive Mill ot, or Mil ot, or (a) perhaps from Mille, the nick, of Millicent, a popular girl's name in the 13th and 14th centuries, especially in Yorkshire. This again would become as diminutive Mill-ot, or Mil-ot, just as in the same county Margaret gave us Magot and Magotson, and Matilda Tillot and Tillotson, the one from the nick. Magg, the other from the nick. Till. On the whole it is probable that Millicent is the parent.
Richard fil. Milot. Rotuli Curiae Regis.
Roger Millot, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Milot, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Melot, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Millot, 1379: ibid.
Rogerus Millotson, 1379: ibid.
Matilda Millot, 1379: ibid.
The last two instances are together.
Thomas Mylett, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).
Members of the same family are found thus entered:
John Mylote, County Durham, temp. 1380.
Robert Millot, County Durham, 1512: ibid.
1696. Married —William Millett and Beatre Vodell: St. Michael, Cornhill.
The French Mille (v. Mill (French) + the diminutive suff. -et, -ot.
User-submitted Reference
The Millett's came from Cornwall, The Clay's came from Mansfield and they became a first time family name in South Africa. All the Millett-Clay's are related to each other. I know because when our grandfather arrived in South Africa, being born in India, had 5 sons who he named Millett-Clay. My son is the only male who has two sons who can carry on this surname of Millett-Clay. All other males born to the 5 original Millett-Clay boys, had daughters.
- glynisThis surname means 'grower of grass' or 'seller of grass'.
It was first found in Burgundy, an administrative and historical region of France.
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Millet Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Millet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Millet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Millet (Marathi: िमलेट, Russian: Миллет) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Millét. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Millet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,707th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 192,375 people. The last name Millet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Millet are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Millet is also the 216,782nd most widespread given name worldwide, held by 1,315 people.
This last name is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 27,735 people, or 1 in 2,395. In France Millet is most common in: Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent are found. Aside from France Millet occurs in 96 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.
Millet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Millet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Millet last name expanded 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Millet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Millet surname are 16.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.58% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Millet earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 44.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,058 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning R 237,228 per year; in United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,378 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Millet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Millet in the Marathi language | ||
| िमलेट | imaleta | - |
| Millet in the Russian language | ||
| Миллет | millet | - |
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