Mylne Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mylne 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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Mylne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1411:191,45919,007
England581:960,65648,451
France191:3,495,933219,029
Scotland181:297,43413,849
United States151:24,163,929685,360
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:143,9706,132
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Mylne (325) may also be a first name.

Mylne 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

See under Miln. A family of Mylnes were for centuries master masons to the kings of Scotland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Mylne Last Name Facts

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

Mylne occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mylne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 928,396th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Mylne reside; 53 percent reside in Australasia and 53 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Mylne is also the 486,495th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 325 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 191,459. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 82 percent live, Victoria, where 12 percent live and New South Wales, where 4 percent live. Other than Australia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Mylne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mylne has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mylne last name expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mylne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mylne surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Mylne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 211.84% more than the national average, earning R 741,048 per year and in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mylner9182/
Myln891/
Mlne891/
Milne8054,087/
Melne80648/
Mölne8016/
Mlene805/
Mylna803/
Mylná802/
Mlnee802/
Mylnh801/
Mlnes801/
Mylnt801/
Mlnge801/
Mln7566/
Milner7339,052/
Milnes736,031/
Mlenge731,879/
Mlenje73689/
Melnes73104/
Melner7389/
Mülner7372/
Millne7338/
Mllner7329/
Myllem7328/
Myglin7322/
Melney7318/
Milnet7316/
Mölner7313/
Myllen738/
Mølner738/
Milney733/
Milnea732/
Milnie731/
Melned731/
Melnie731/
Myllin731/
Melnee731/
Milneh731/
Myllén731/
Műlner731/
Melnei731/
Maelne731/
Mlener731/
Milnne730/
Milneu730/
Müllner678,780/
Millner675,262/
Miln671,542/
Mlin67524/
Mellner67119/
Meln6784/
Möllney6758/
Möllner6746/
Myllien6720/
Mlyn6716/
Mlnd6712/
Myllion6711/
Mlen679/
Mylnova678/
Mlengue675/
Műllner674/
Myllina674/
Mlnc673/
Milnner673/
Migline673/
Millnes673/
Milness672/
Mlna672/
Møllnes672/
Melnedz672/
Mlny672/
Milnerr671/
Mlngner671/
Mlng671/
Mysllnj671/
Mysllin671/
Mellnie671/
Mlnn671/
Mlhn671/
Melnets671/
Meslney671/
Megline671/
Millnee671/
Mellnee670/
Melness670/
Mellney670/

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