Milns Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Milns 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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Milns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:341,82924,929
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Milns 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

Milns Last Name Facts

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

Milns occurs most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Milns.

How Common Is The Last Name Milns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 968,490th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Milns live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Milns is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 341,829. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 13 percent are found, Kent, where 9 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Milns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Milns has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Milns last name grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Milns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Milns surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Milns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.95% more than the national average, earning R 577,332 per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Millns91565/
Mlns892/
Millins83268/
Millens8344/
Miglins835/
Miollns831/
Melns801/
Mllns800/
Millions771,293/
Milliens7724/
Muillins776/
Millenst772/
Mølnås7319/
Melnæs7316/
Mllins734/
Milnch731/
Mellens67174/
Mellins67147/
Müllens674/
Mellēns672/
Mlglins671/
Mlnz671/
Millems671/
Myllens670/
Millims670/
Muellens624/
Millenje621/
Millench621/
Millionz621/
Meullens620/
Mellions620/
Millence620/
Mlinz604/
Mlnch600/
Millhench5745/
Mlenze551,159/
Mlenje55689/
Mellems501/
Mlentje501/
Mellims500/

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