Millicent Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Millicent Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Millicent' (Yonge, ii. 357-8).
Joan fil. Milicente, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter Milisent, Salop, ibid.
Millesenta Cruche, Norfolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameMillicent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 136 | 1:339,558 | 20,421 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Millicent (161,216) may also be a first name.
Millicent Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Millicent' (Yonge, ii. 357-8).
Joan fil. Milicente, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter Milisent, Salop, ibid.
Millesenta Cruche, Norfolk, ibid.
William Millecent, Close Rolls, 29 Edward III.
Mylisant Wyte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Myllicent, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1549: History of Norfolk.
'The story of Sir John Millicent that would have had a patent from King James for every man to have had leave to have given him a shilling': Pep) s' Diary, Aug. 8, 1662.
1583. Married — Richard Davis and Millysent Leather: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1717. Baptised — Mary, d. John Millissent: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Anglo-French-Latin) the common French Milcent, Milsent, Milsant = Thousand Saints [Latin de Mille Sanctis] Cp. Toussaint (All Saints), also a common French surname and masc. Christian name, and a Norman (Seine- Inférieure) place-name.
The Anglo-French fem. Christian name Millicent (which has been confused with the above masc. name), earlier Melicent, Melisant, is apparently for the Old Teutonic Amala- swinth [amal(a of uncertain orig.: swinth, strong, as in Gothic swinþ-s = O.H.Ger. -swind = O.-Sax. swíði = Anglo-Saxon swíð]
The personal designation. See Milicent.
MILICENT: The female Christian name. The H.R. form is Fil'Milicent.
Petrus Millesent, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Petrus Milesant, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Millicent Demographics
Millicent Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Millicent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Millicent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Millicent has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Millicent.
How Common Is The Last Name Millicent? popularity and diffusion
Millicent is the 990,978th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. Millicent occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Millicent reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,528th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 161,216 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 60 percent reside, Siaya County, where 7 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Botswana, where 8 percent reside.
Millicent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Millicent has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Millicent last name declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Millicent Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milliecent | 95 | 4 | / |
| Milliscent | 95 | 1 | / |
| Millicen | 94 | 5 | / |
| Millisent | 89 | 4 | / |
| Millycent | 89 | 3 | / |
| Millecent | 89 | 2 | / |
| Myllicent | 89 | 1 | / |
| Millicint | 89 | 1 | / |
| Millichen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Millicemt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Milligent | 89 | 1 | / |
| Milliten | 82 | 1 | / |
| Millicin | 82 | 0 | / |
| Millizen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Millisen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Milleisen | 78 | 28 | / |
| Millissen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mellisent | 78 | 1 | / |
| Millhisen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Milliesen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Millain | 75 | 770 | / |
| Milline | 75 | 162 | / |
| Millene | 75 | 16 | / |
| Millean | 75 | 8 | / |
| Milloin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Millein | 75 | 0 | / |
| Millgen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Millhen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Millesen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Milloing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mellisen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Millhind | 71 | 1 | / |
| Millhein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Millaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milloine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Millhine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Millyain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Millitin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mellissen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Milleisin | 67 | 0 | / |
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