Milnes Surname

80,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Milnes 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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Milnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9511:18,8812,709
United States1,6591:218,48021,238
Australia6901:39,1245,070
Canada2221:165,97116,704
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Wales251:123,7819,267
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Chile221:800,74917,445
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
France61:11,070,454349,096
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6411:9,2301,377
Wales181:87,1343,963
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Milnes (28) may also be a first name.

Milnes 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

Pl. and genit of Milne, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Or Mills, otherwise de Moels. Roger de Molis held in Devon 1083, 1086. The name was derived from Meulles, Normandy. Geoffry de Molis was of Notts and Derby 1130 (Rot. Pip.), and 1165 William de Moles held fiefs of Mowbray, Yorkshire. In 1243 Geoffry de Molendino, or Moles, temporarily forfeited his lands in the North (Roberts, Excerpt.). John del Milne 1315 was bailsman for an M.P. for Lancashire (Parliamentary Writs). Hence the Baronets Milnes, and the Lords Houghton.

The Norman People (1874)

Milnes is another Derbyshire name, once m__ frequent than it is at present. It has been an Ashover name at nearly 200 years; and it was the name of well - known gentlemen and merchants of Chesterfield in the 17th and 18th century (G.). It still occurs in the Chesterfield district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Milnes Last Name Facts

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

Milnes (Russian: Милнес) has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Milnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Milnes is the 80,688th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,208,348 people. Milnes is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Milnes are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. Milnes is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 28 people.

The surname Milnes is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2,951 people, or 1 in 18,881. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England Milnes occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Milnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Milnes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Milnes surname grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 878 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 6,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Milnes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States Milnes are 18.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Milnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.58% more than the national average, earning R 616,860 per year; in United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.18% more than the national average, earning $62,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Millnes923/
Milness922/
Mielnes921/
Milhnes921/
Milne9154,087/
Mlnes911/
Milner8339,052/
Melnes83104/
Milnis8349/
Millne8338/
Milnet8316/
Milney833/
Milnea832/
Milnie831/
Milneh831/
Milnne830/
Milneu830/
Mlne801/
Millner775,262/
Milnner773/
Migline773/
Møllnes772/
Melnets771/
Milnnis771/
Milnerr771/
Millnee771/
Melness770/
Melne73648/
Mylne73284/
Milna73231/
Mölne7316/
Milni737/
Mlene735/
Mlnee732/
Mlnge731/
Milny731/
Milneová711/
Millnetz710/
Mlenge671,879/
Mlenje67689/
Melnis67336/
Melner6789/
Mylner6782/
Mülner6772/
Mllner6729/
Melney6718/
Millienne6714/
Melnec6713/
Mölner6713/
Mølner678/
Milnic674/
Millna673/
Millni672/
Melnee671/
Melned671/
Milnaa671/
Milnai671/
Milnna671/
Melnie671/
Mlnnis671/
Melnei671/
Mielna671/
Műlner671/
Mlener671/
Maelne671/
Millinner670/
Milnix670/
Millenner670/
Milnay670/

Milnes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Milnes in the Russian language
Милнесmilnes-

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