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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 25 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 66 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 19 |
| Derbyshire | 187 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 166 |
| Essex | 50 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 27 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 18 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 129 |
| Lancashire | 753 |
| Leicestershire | 31 |
| Lincolnshire | 95 |
| London | 398 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 31 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 136 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 18 |
| Shropshire | 48 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 24 |
| Surrey | 41 |
| Sussex | 51 |
| Staffordshire | 132 |
| Warwickshire | 100 |
| Westmorland | 24 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 44 |
| Yorkshire | 3,485 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 993 |
| Coal Miner | 114 |
| Farmer | 72 |
| General Labourer | 66 |
| Dress Maker | 60 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 52 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 47 |
| Living On Own Means | 43 |
| Domestic Servant | 40 |
| Farm Servant | 36 |
| Labourer | 35 |
| Worsted Weaver | 33 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 30 |
| Woollen Weaver | 26 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Grocer | 25 |
| Worsted Spinner | 25 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| General Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| 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 |