Millard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Millard Name Meaning: Occupational name for someone in charge of a mill.

From the Old English word 'mylen' meaning mill and 'weard' a guardian or keeper.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Millard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Millard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,039
Agricultural Labourer 130
Coal Miner 57
General Labourer 51
Dress Maker 46
Domestic Servant 44
Labourer 43
Laundress 43
General Servant 41
Annuitant 25
Carpenter 24
Farm Labourer 20
General Servant Domestic 19
Bricklayer 14
General Domestic Servant 14
Tailor 14
Grocer 13
None 13
Servant 13
Servant Domestic 13
Shoe Maker 13
Tailoress 13
Errand Boy 12
Gardener 12
Straw Plaiter 12

Millard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Millard 100% 39,056
2 Mallard 86% 6,059
3 Mullard 86% 4,389
4 Mollard 86% 1,075
5 Mellard 86% 998
6 Milliard 88% 764
7 Mallord 71% 431
8 Maillard 88% 375
9 Milleard 88% 317
10 Millerd 86% 209
11 Milard 86% 156
12 Mullord 71% 155

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The surname Millard is the most popular version of all its varients

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