Milner Name Meaning: Occupational name for someone who worked in a mill
From the Anglo-Saxon name 'myln' meaning Mill
Discover how your Milner ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 55 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| Derbyshire | 186 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 126 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 11 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 30 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 46 |
| Lancashire | 348 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 94 |
| London | 277 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 21 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 154 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 30 |
| Shropshire | 78 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 11 |
| Surrey | 11 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Staffordshire | 164 |
| Warwickshire | 74 |
| Westmorland | 41 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 53 |
| Yorkshire | 2,419 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 589 |
| House Servant | 82 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 80 |
| At Home | 66 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 43 |
| Farm Labourer | 43 |
| Coal Miner | 41 |
| Servant | 29 |
| Farm Servant | 28 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| House Keeper | 24 |
| Ag Lab | 23 |
| Farmers Son | 21 |
| General Servant | 20 |
| Farmer | 19 |
| Wool Comber | 19 |
| Pauper | 17 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| House Maid | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 16 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Stone Mason | 15 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Milner | 3,415 |
| John Milner | 3,233 |
| William Milner | 2,942 |
| Elizabeth Milner | 1,981 |
| George Milner | 1,930 |
| Thomas Milner | 1,867 |
| Sarah Milner | 1,825 |
| James Milner | 1,289 |
| Ann Milner | 1,216 |
| Jane Milner | 1,051 |
| Joseph Milner | 1,050 |
| Charles Milner | 811 |
| Hannah Milner | 779 |
| Annie Milner | 750 |
| Henry Milner | 731 |
| Robert Milner | 694 |
| Alice Milner | 627 |
| Emma Milner | 587 |
| Martha Milner | 556 |
| Margaret Milner | 555 |
| Eliza Milner | 547 |
| Ellen Milner | 522 |
| Arthur Milner | 517 |
| Richard Milner | 471 |
| Edward Milner | 467 |