Milner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Milner Name Meaning: Occupational name for someone who worked in a mill

From the Anglo-Saxon name 'myln' meaning Mill

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Milner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Milner family

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

Milner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Milner 100% 48,978
2 Millner 86% 2,722
3 Miliner 86% 295
4 Melner 83% 269
5 Milnor 83% 148

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

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