Milne Surname

10,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Milne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mill'; Anglo-Saxon myln, a mill; Latin molina; v. Milner. The final 's' is common in these local surnames; compare Brooks, Holmes, Styles, Knowles, &c.

Thomas atte Milne.

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Milne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11,3821:47054
Australia10,1651:2,656357
England9,3811:5,939849
United States8,6671:41,8215,136
Canada6,9711:5,286767
New Zealand3,2381:1,398157
South Africa1,6921:32,0204,100
Ireland3191:14,7621,685
Wales3001:10,3151,145
Argentina2751:155,43113,121
Marshall Islands2051:25321
Northern Ireland1891:9,7621,559
France1821:364,96054,499
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
Zimbabwe1191:129,73317,214
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Spain601:779,20132,544
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Guyana291:26,2832,983
Norway291:177,32021,035
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Latvia151:136,67019,278
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
China61:227,886,92811,701
India61:127,844,230863,365
Namibia61:401,56710,578
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1731:25,6062,755
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11,2071:33451
England2,2111:11,0251,690
Wales181:87,1343,963
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6751:74,3987,956

Milne (437) may also be a first name.

Milne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mill'; Anglo-Saxon myln, a mill; Latin molina; v. Milner. The final 's' is common in these local surnames; compare Brooks, Holmes, Styles, Knowles, &c.

Thomas atte Milne. B. Petrus atte Milne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Milne, 1379: ibid.

Thomas atte Milne, 1379 -.

Robertus del Milne. 1379: ibid.

1766. Married — William Nicol and Elizabeth Milne: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — Robert Shore Milnes and Charlotte Frances Bentinck: ibid.

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

(English) One living at or by a Corn- Mill [Middle English miln(e, meln(e, myln(e, O.E myl(e)n, a mill] Thomas atte Milne.—Cal. Inq. P.M. John atte Meine.—Hundred Rolls As don [do] these rokkes or these milne stones.—Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., ii. 1384.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Dweller or Worker at a Mill” - Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at, or near, a mill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Old English, miln, meln, and mulne, a mill. The forms in H.R. are Atte Melne, Atte Mille, De Molendino, and there is also one Alexander de Molendin' Aureo-"Alexander of the GoldenMill." There is a sept or clan of Milne in Roxburghshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A mill.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

A mill. In Gaelic Muileann also signifies a mill; in Welsh, Milam implies firmness, fixedness of purpose.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Robert Milon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Geoffry Milne, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Milne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Milne Come From? nationality or country of origin

Milne (Arabic: ميلنى, Hindi: मिलन, Russian: Мильне) occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Milne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Milne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,417th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,737 people. The surname Milne occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Milne reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Milne is also the 410,164th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 437 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 11,382 people, or 1 in 470. In Scotland Milne is most numerous in: Aberdeenshire, where 20 percent reside, Aberdeen City, where 15 percent reside and Angus, where 9 percent reside. Barring Scotland this surname exists in 101 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Milne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Milne has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Milne surname rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,284 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 184 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Milne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Milne surname are 10.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Milne earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.38% more than the national average, earning 451,213 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.66% more than the national average, earning R 336,636 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $53,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milner9139,052/
Milnes916,031/
Millne9138/
Milnet9116/
Milney913/
Milnea912/
Milnie911/
Milneh911/
Milnne910/
Milneu910/
Miln891,542/
Mlne891/
Millner835,262/
Millnes833/
Migline833/
Milnner833/
Milness832/
Millnee831/
Milnerr831/
Milln80793/
Melne80648/
Mylne80284/
Milna80231/
Mölne8016/
Milni807/
Mlene805/
Mlnee802/
Milny801/
Mlnes801/
Milng801/
Milnd801/
Mlnge801/
Milneová771/
Millnetz770/
Mln7566/
Millen739,486/
Millin733,073/
Mlenge731,879/
Mlenje73689/
Miglin73266/
Melnes73104/
Melner7389/
Mylner7382/
Mülner7372/
Millem7355/
Milnis7349/
Mllner7329/
Melney7318/
Mölner7313/
Millén7313/
Mølner738/
Millna733/
Millni732/
Melned731/
Milnaa731/
Milnai731/
Milnna731/
Mielln731/
Melnie731/
Melnee731/
Mielna731/
Műlner731/
Melnei731/
Millyn731/
Maelne731/
Mlener731/
Milnay730/
Millienne7114/
Millinner710/
Millenner710/
Million6762,283/
Müllner678,780/
Millien677,132/
Milling673,400/
Mlin67524/
Millynn67364/
Millina67193/
Mellner67119/
Meln6784/
Milloen6763/
Möllney6758/
Möllner6746/
Millend6742/
Miglini6740/
Milnova6726/
Miellin6717/
Mlyn6716/
Mlnd6712/
Miellen6711/
Muillin679/
Mlen679/
Muillen677/
Mlengue675/
Milläng675/
Millyon675/
Műllner674/
Millent673/
Mlnc673/
Mlna672/
Melnedz672/
Milleng672/
Møllnes672/
Mlny672/
Megline671/
Milleen671/
Millnay671/
Milnnis671/
Miglinn671/
Meslney671/
Melnets671/
Mlngner671/
Milllen671/
Millenn671/
Miglinė671/
Mlng671/
Myln671/
Mellnie671/
Mlnn671/
Mlhn671/
Millimn671/
Millinn670/
Millngk670/
Mellney670/
Mellnee670/
Millint670/
Millhen670/
Melness670/
Milluen670/
Mmillin670/

Milne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Milne in the Hindi language
मिलनmilana-
Milne in the Russian language
Мильнеmilne-
Milne in the Arabic language
ميلنىmylny-
ميلنmyln-
ميلنيmylny-

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Milne Reference & Research

Milner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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