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
Millen Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Millen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Millen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Millen (Russian: Миллен) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Millén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Millen? popularity and diffusion
Millen is the 53,773rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 768,242 people. Millen is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Millen live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Millen is also the 238,131st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,121 people.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,690 people, or 1 in 98,227. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Millen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Millen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Millen last name rose 259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 295 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Millen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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% 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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