Mills Surname
Approximately 328,085 people bear this surname
Mills Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mill.' from residence thereby. There is a column of Mills in the London Directory. A large number of these are local in origin. The final 's' (probably genitive) is common to all monosyllabic local surnames; compare Brooks, Briggs, Styles, Dykes, Holmes, &c.
Read More About This SurnameMills Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190,439 | 1:1,903 | 171 |
| England | 62,253 | 1:895 | 85 |
| Australia | 26,459 | 1:1,020 | 95 |
| Canada | 18,607 | 1:1,980 | 207 |
| South Africa | 4,122 | 1:13,144 | 1,649 |
| New Zealand | 3,954 | 1:1,145 | 104 |
| Jamaica | 3,740 | 1:767 | 143 |
| Scotland | 3,257 | 1:1,644 | 300 |
| Wales | 3,158 | 1:980 | 88 |
| Ireland | 1,723 | 1:2,733 | 504 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,686 | 1:1,094 | 221 |
| Pakistan | 954 | 1:187,258 | 4,680 |
| Thailand | 614 | 1:115,046 | 16,989 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 583 | 1:2,340 | 397 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 494 | 1:112 | 12 |
| Ghana | 407 | 1:66,390 | 7,796 |
| Spain | 403 | 1:116,010 | 9,121 |
| Bahamas | 333 | 1:1,176 | 220 |
| France | 308 | 1:215,658 | 33,528 |
| Germany | 266 | 1:302,652 | 30,961 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Liberia | 200 | 1:22,043 | 2,174 |
| Brazil | 180 | 1:1,189,302 | 41,172 |
| Netherlands | 167 | 1:101,121 | 16,397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 165 | 1:669 | 84 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| Chile | 150 | 1:117,443 | 4,265 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Dominica | 106 | 1:716 | 165 |
| Philippines | 98 | 1:1,033,043 | 87,420 |
| Switzerland | 95 | 1:86,452 | 9,661 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 95 | 1:361 | 76 |
| Zimbabwe | 95 | 1:162,508 | 20,181 |
| Isle of Man | 92 | 1:933 | 143 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| British Virgin Islands | 84 | 1:376 | 81 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 82 | 1:1,209 | 212 |
| Russia | 81 | 1:1,779,297 | 115,341 |
| Japan | 73 | 1:1,751,292 | 26,150 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Norway | 68 | 1:75,622 | 10,585 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| Jersey | 59 | 1:1,681 | 251 |
| Grenada | 55 | 1:1,973 | 335 |
| Panama | 54 | 1:72,449 | 3,088 |
| Bermuda | 53 | 1:1,232 | 195 |
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| Guernsey | 51 | 1:1,264 | 261 |
| Cyprus | 49 | 1:18,059 | 2,050 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Costa Rica | 47 | 1:101,704 | 1,717 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Mexico | 42 | 1:2,955,386 | 22,751 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42 | 1:2,682 | 458 |
| Haiti | 41 | 1:260,583 | 8,998 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| China | 38 | 1:35,982,146 | 1,905 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Barbados | 33 | 1:8,711 | 713 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Ecuador | 29 | 1:548,477 | 11,265 |
| Hong Kong | 29 | 1:252,948 | 3,050 |
| Puerto Rico | 29 | 1:122,419 | 1,744 |
| Guyana | 28 | 1:27,222 | 3,043 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | 22 | 1:416,467 | 23,075 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Anguilla | 13 | 1:1,034 | 101 |
| Guatemala | 13 | 1:1,237,128 | 5,444 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 1:22,765,253 | 17,277 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,420 | 1:1,831 | 351 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35,938 | 1:678 | 67 |
| Scotland | 1,704 | 1:2,197 | 396 |
| Wales | 1,234 | 1:1,271 | 86 |
| Guernsey | 23 | 1:1,420 | 241 |
| Isle of Man | 18 | 1:3,015 | 339 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,578 | 1:1,373 | 138 |
Mills (2,915) may also be a first name.
Mills Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mill.' from residence thereby. There is a column of Mills in the London Directory. A large number of these are local in origin. The final 's' (probably genitive) is common to all monosyllabic local surnames; compare Brooks, Briggs, Styles, Dykes, Holmes, &c. For instances, v. Mill and Miln.
(2) Bapt. 'the son of Miles.' a once popular font-name, or 'the son of Millicent,' from the nick. Mille, or Milly; v. Milson.
Margery Mylys, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1645. Baptised — Ann, d. Anthony Mills: St. James, Clerkenwell.
The name is so universal that modern instances are needless.
(English) 1 One living at or by Corn- Mills.
2 Mill’s (Son): v. Mill.
This English name may also be an Mhuilinn, i.e.
of the Mill. IF 19*
(English) Dweller at, or near, a mill.
Perhaps from residence near mills, in some instances. I am rather disposed, however, to consider it the genitive of an abbreviated form of Michael (see Miles), and the occurrence of Millson seems to favour this derivation. But see Milson, which is 'local.'
Local. Living near a mill. Gaelic, Milidh, a soldier, the d being silent.
1. from Miles, 2. for De Molis. Oger, Ralph, Richard de Molis, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh, Roger de Moles, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). 3. from an English locality, Norfolk.
From the Dutch, Mills; from the Flemish, Miles, Millis; from the German, Milisch; in the Domesday Book, Milo, Miles; a personal name.
Mills. —This name is mostly confined to the southern half of England. Its chief homes are in Essex, Kent, Sussex, Hants, and Warwickshire. It is rare or infrequent in the south - west of England, where, in Cornwall and Devon, its place is to some extent supplied by Mill.
Mills Demographics
Mills Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Mills Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mills Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mills (Arabic: ميللز, Russian: Миллс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mills? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,670th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,212 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Mills are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 134,501st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 2,915 people.
The last name Mills is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 190,439 people, or 1 in 1,903. In The United States Mills is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Mills occurs in 167 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Mills Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mills has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mills last name grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 29 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mills Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (41%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Mills last name are 15.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.97% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mills earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning 382,643 kr per year; in Peru they earn 79.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,830 per year; in South Africa they earn 57% more than the national average, earning R 373,080 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,876 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milles | 91 | 3,502 | / |
| Miells | 91 | 7 | / |
| Millås | 91 | 5 | / |
| Millss | 91 | 4 | / |
| Millls | 91 | 3 | / |
| Millsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mmills | 91 | 1 | / |
| Millst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Millse | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mill's | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mils | 89 | 309 | / |
| Mlls | 89 | 11 | / |
| Milless | 83 | 187 | / |
| Millest | 83 | 133 | / |
| Mielles | 83 | 2 | / |
| Millese | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muilles | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mells | 80 | 729 | / |
| Millz | 80 | 593 | / |
| Miels | 80 | 361 | / |
| Milse | 80 | 167 | / |
| Mölls | 80 | 106 | / |
| Mylls | 80 | 20 | / |
| Milsø | 80 | 12 | / |
| Muils | 80 | 7 | / |
| Milss | 80 | 4 | / |
| Milst | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mlles | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mllls | 80 | 2 | / |
| Miols | 80 | 1 | / |
| Millx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Milsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mihls | 80 | 1 | / |
| Milhs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Millesse | 77 | 76 | / |
| Millsová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Millestt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mls | 75 | 104 | / |
| Melles | 73 | 4,174 | / |
| Miglis | 73 | 189 | / |
| Milsch | 73 | 177 | / |
| Miehls | 73 | 168 | / |
| Mylles | 73 | 72 | / |
| Millez | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mellse | 73 | 9 | / |
| Möllås | 73 | 9 | / |
| Maells | 73 | 5 | / |
| Melløs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mellås | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muells | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mell's | 73 | 1 | / |
| Milsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mülles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Milz | 67 | 4,785 | / |
| Mellese | 67 | 3,407 | / |
| Mels | 67 | 1,954 | / |
| Mielsch | 67 | 375 | / |
| Möls | 67 | 87 | / |
| Melless | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mles | 67 | 14 | / |
| Myls | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mlse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Møllsøe | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Mells | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melllsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meelles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milsche | 67 | 0 | / |
| Millece | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mellest | 67 | 0 | / |
Mills Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mills in the Russian language | ||
| Миллс | mills | - |
| Mills in the Arabic language | ||
| ميللز | myllz | - |
| ميلس | myls | - |
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