Millen Surname

53,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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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Millen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6901:98,22710,931
England1,8991:29,3413,955
Australia7591:35,5674,684
Canada7471:49,3255,995
Northern Ireland4831:3,820757
Scotland2561:20,9132,415
Germany2421:332,66732,901
New Zealand2291:19,7743,481
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Jamaica1431:20,0701,757
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Wales311:99,8247,946
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Malta181:23,9041,289
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Austria111:774,13064,097
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Jersey71:14,1722,872
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1981:22,3732,513
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6441:37,8504,881
Scotland1521:24,6262,279
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4231:35,2914,194

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 a variant of Millan, q.v.

2 an Anglicization of the German Mühlen (Mills)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Melan. Roger de St. Melan, William de St. M., Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Millén9413/
Millien927,132/
Milloen9263/
Millend9242/
Miellen9211/
Muillen927/
Millent923/
Milleng922/
Millenn921/
Milllen921/
Milleen921/
Milluen920/
Millhen920/
Milln91793/
Mllen911/
Milliaen861/
Mellen834,893/
Millin833,073/
Müllen83133/
Møllen8380/
Millem8355/
Millne8338/
Myllen838/
Möllen838/
Millyn831/
Mielln831/
Miln801,542/
Mlen809/
Million7762,283/
Milling773,400/
Millynn77364/
Millina77193/
Mellien7775/
Melleng7761/
Muellen7732/
Mellent7727/
Meullen7726/
Myllien7720/
Miellin7717/
Muillin779/
Millyon775/
Milläng775/
Moellen774/
Mølleng774/
Muullen771/
Maellen771/
Mellenk771/
Millimn771/
Millint770/
Millngk770/
Mellenn770/
Mmillin770/
Millinn770/
Milne7354,087/
Mælen73173/
Mülln73171/
Målen7342/
Mölln7312/
Mloen7310/
Mleng738/
Mlene735/
Mlehn732/
Milng731/
Mllng731/
Milnd731/
Mlend731/
Mlien731/
Melln730/
Mellenne714/
Millinck710/
Millingh710/
Mellin674,847/
Mellem671,365/
Miglin67266/
Millim67245/
Mellenová67121/
Mellyn67113/
Mln6766/
Måleng6765/
Mæhlen6757/
Müllem6753/
Mellén6732/
Myllem6728/
Mellenova6716/
Muelln6713/
Mæleng676/
Millinova674/
Måhlen672/
Myllin671/
Mellín671/
Myllén671/
Mïllän671/
Mlenck670/
Milnne670/

Millen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Millen in the Russian language
Милленmillen-

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