Millen Surname
Approximately 9,486 people bear this surname
Millen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Millen,' probably of Dutch origin. The bearer settled in London in the 16th century.
1583. Buried — Alexsander de Millen, stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1584. — William, s.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,690 | 1:98,227 | 10,931 |
| England | 1,899 | 1:29,341 | 3,955 |
| Australia | 759 | 1:35,567 | 4,684 |
| Canada | 747 | 1:49,325 | 5,995 |
| Northern Ireland | 483 | 1:3,820 | 757 |
| Scotland | 256 | 1:20,913 | 2,415 |
| Germany | 242 | 1:332,667 | 32,901 |
| New Zealand | 229 | 1:19,774 | 3,481 |
| Brazil | 200 | 1:1,070,372 | 37,537 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Jamaica | 143 | 1:20,070 | 1,757 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 198 | 1:22,373 | 2,513 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 644 | 1:37,850 | 4,881 |
| Scotland | 152 | 1:24,626 | 2,279 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,423 | 1:35,291 | 4,194 |
The alternate forms: Millén (13) are calculated separately.
Millen (1,121) may also be a first name.
Millen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Millen,' probably of Dutch origin. The bearer settled in London in the 16th century.
1583. Buried — Alexsander de Millen, stranger: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1584. — William, s. Alexsander Millen: ibid.
1 a variant of Millan, q.v.
2 an Anglicization of the German Mühlen (Mills)
For Melan. Roger de St. Melan, William de St. M., Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Millen Demographics
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Millen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Millen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Millen (Russian: Миллен) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Millén. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Millen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 53,773rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 768,242 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Millen reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Millen is also the 238,131st most common first name in the world, borne by 1,121 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,690 people, or 1 in 98,227. In The United States Millen is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Millen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Millen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Millen surname grew 259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 295 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Millen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Millen surname is principally Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Millen last name are 4.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Millen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.48% more than the national average, earning R 314,820 per year; in United States they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $48,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $49,034 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Millen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Millen in the Russian language | ||
| Миллен | millen | - |
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