McMiler Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McMiler Surname Definition:

MACMILLAR: 'son of (the) miller, ' or of a man named Millar. William M'Miller was a witness at Hammyltoune, 1551 (Protocols, I). Donald McMillar to pay the town a certain sum for "the libertie of ane stallinger" in 1609 (Rec. Inv., II. p, 73).

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McMiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McMiler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACMILLAR: 'son of (the) miller, ' or of a man named Millar. William M'Miller was a witness at Hammyltoune, 1551 (Protocols, I). Donald McMillar to pay the town a certain sum for "the libertie of ane stallinger" in 1609 (Rec. Inv., II. p, 73). A "stallinger" is defined as "one who pays rent for a market-stall; a person, not a freeman, who, for a consideration to his corporation, is allowed to carry on business for a year." Callum M'Myllar was a vassal of Glenurquhay in 1638 (BRT., p. 403).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McMiler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McMiler Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McMiler is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McMiler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. McMiler occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McMiler live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McMiler is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England McMiler is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 100 percent live. Barring England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 100 percent live.

McMiler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMiler has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McMiler last name decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McMiler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMile927/
McMyler86147/
McMiled868/
McMaile860/
McMoyler8029/
McMeiley801/
McMeilie800/
McMeley7157/
McMoyle718/
McMeele710/
McMayle710/
McMiely710/
McMeilly672/
McMeeley671/
McMealey670/
McMely621/
McMeli621/
McMeely576/
McMealy572/
McMeela572/
McMelis571/
Mcmelia571/
McMeally533/
McKmeely531/
McMeliss530/

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