The callaghan surname is derived from the gaelic name o ceallagchain, meaning descendant of ceallancha. The millers family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. The surname miller has at least two main associate meanings. The origins of the miller and their place in history. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern middle english term, an agent derivative of mille mill, reinforced by old norse mylnari see milner. Individuals with the munro surname and variations such as monroe are invited to participate in this group dna project in an attempt to learn more about monroe family origins. Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a. Jobdescriptive surnames originally denoted the actual occupation of the namebearer, and later became hereditary. The most miller families were found in the usa in 1880. Meaning, origin, etymology the surname of miller is an occupational surname that has english and scottish origins. Learn the meaning and origin of the last name miller, plus find genealogy and family trees for the miller surname. The thomas genealogy and family tree page surname finder at. In 1565, jopst amman published his book of trades standebuch which. London had the highest population of miller families in 1891.
As hereditary surnames began to be adopted in that area beginning in the 12th century. The meaning and history of first names behind the name. It appears in all parts of the country as every burgh had its miller at whose mil the corn of the neighborhood was ground. The prominent miller family in liverpool during the 19th century had come originally from kendal in the lake district. The name is from the middle english milne, meaning to grind, and was an occupational surname for one who owned or operated a grain mill. A surname derived from the occupation of miller, middle english millvre.
Within census records, you can often find information like name of household. In 1902 the eastern cherokee sued the united states to get the funds due them under the treaties of 1835,1836, and 1845. Plus, dna testing will provide you details about the ancient migration pattern of your miller line and information on the recent country of origin in europe. This gallant norman family appears to have been rewarded by grants of land in herefordshire. It comes from the old saxon word myln, a mill, and is a surname found in the records of every county in england. Miller is also the most common surname in the amish, originating from muller in switzerland. So miller is one of those surnames used in the first half of the 20th century but then disappeared from the top list during the 1940s.
Records show that martin miller and priscilla miller, his wife had four and possibly six. The book also includes a ranking of the most common surnames in newfoundland and a comparative analysis of the frequency of surnames in scotland, ireland, england, and newfoundland. In southern, western, and central england millward was used the gaelic words meillear having large lips. Discover the meaning of the miller name on ancestry. John miller was a minister of roxbury, and also a proprietor in 1635. Recommended books to keep young girls interested in the subject of american history. At the same time, booth wrote her own book, history of the city of new york 1859, which won great praise and commercial success. It was used to describe either a miller of corn, or someone who was in charge of a mill. This was about 26% of all the recorded millerss in the usa. Find the history of the miller surname, origin of miller name and the meaning. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames. George miller, english convict who was convicted in sussex, england for life, transported aboard the atlas on 16th january 1816, arriving in new south wales, australia.
Millar is the more common scottish form of the name. Hi vithuyan why do people ask this sort of question. The most millers families were found in the usa in 1920. Ancestor search washington state dental license applications, 1888 and 19091936 includes barton m. This name is of anglosaxon descent spreading to the celtic countries of ireland, scotland and wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout the above islands. Miss bs place family pages for ledbetter, teal, miller, and hickman. Early origins of the miller family the surname miller was first found in dumfriesshire gaelic. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. However spelt, all derive from the 11th century personal name harry, itself a nickname form of henry. The ancient history of the stanton name begins with the ancient anglosaxon tribes of britain.
Discover the fascinating story of your family in this great book. However, miller as a surname has tended to be found more in the north of england, particularly in lancashire. In 1840 there were 6 mille rs families living in virgin ia. The word miller comes from the olde english mylnweard which signified a millkeeper. He is an olympic and world championship gold medalist, a twotime overall world cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male. All the books listed for the financial times and mckinsey business book of the year award. Though often confused for cognates of miller, there is no relation between it and the irish origin names milligan, millican, or millikin. After 50 years of service, leadership and an intuitive understanding of the future of law, harry ice died in 1982. Other surnames mentioned within a biography are not included in these lists of surnames. Rainey, etc cite many diverse possible origins of the surname, including the following.
The book as exhibited here is original with minor corrections and is complete with a short family history by samuel h. Guion miller roll for eastern cherokee familysearch. Pennsylvania had the highest population of miller families in 1840. The common miller surname is usually occupational, but there are also other possibilities. This miller family history began with the birth of john miller in kendal then in westmoreland sometime around 1695. This is because both forms of the name are homonyms, meaning they share spellings and pronunciation but have different origins. Comer written 1915 and a history of the miller family by samuel silas miller, jr. Find your familys origin in the united states, average life expectancy, most common occupation, and. Census, miller was the 7th most common surname in the united states by 1990, accounting for 0. The following genealogy of the miller family was complied by my great uncle, everett wayne miller, from the years 1937 to 1953. The miller family of booksellers and book publishers came from norwich in norfolk. We hope you will participate on the miller forums, it is a great place to find or post information on miller genealogy and is completely free to participate. One of several popular names in medieval england derived from the hebrew personal name elijah, o.
The race and hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name miller is 85. Millers return to circulation is owed to the surname trend. George rigden miller ch 17 july 1831 sandwich kent. The miller surname is thought to have originated in bavaria, germany. He is also considered one of the greatest world cup racers of all time with 33 race victories and being one of five men and last to date to win world cup events in all five disciplines. The surname millers was first found in herefordshire. Cherokee name search dawes, baker, guion miller search. Jews have all sorts of surnames, almost every single one of them is genuinely a surname from whatever nation their jewish community has been living among for generations. Nevertheless we do learn that just as a surname acts as a cultural marker of common ancestry, the y chromosome should act as a biological marker. To certify the eligibility in the cherokee tribe, guion miller used several earlier cherokee census lists created between 1835 and 1884 1. Distribution of miller surname in us see a map of the distribution of miller families in the us.
Miller is the transferred use of an english surname derived from an occupation name. Mexicos history is very well told in this 414 page masterpiece. Although professor millers book was being written just as the mayan glyphs were being read, his chapters on the more recent aztecs are spot on. Need solid entrepreneurial advice with a side of inspiration and motivation. A more likely alternative origin of the campbell name is given in a history of clan campbell, vol. If your last name is miller there is a good chance that you can find your distant ancestors by participating in the miller dna project. Genealogy of miller miller historical records surnames. He made his last will and testiment on december, 1794 and named eldest son daniel and his daughter catherines husband, john fisher, as his executors. Miller genealogy is typically british or scottish, though it can be from any of a number of nations and ethnic groups. This was about 57% of all the recorded millers in canada.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. In this case, this surname likely also was derived from the trade name for. The origins of the family name miller and their place in history english name mini books. Click on a book below to learn more about that particular title, or visit our store for more info. English milne, from the latin molere meaning to grind. Learn about the history and meaning of the irish surnames callaghan and ocallaghan, and explore family history for callaghan ancestors. Millers is a name that was carried to england in the great wave of migration from normandy following the norman conquest of 1066. In southern, western, and central england millward was used. While you may think you know some of historys most famous historical figures, the typical textbook leaves much to be desired. Domesday book under suffolk to ailluardus filius belli did the. His hiatus from usage would last for nearly 70 years the name only recently reappeared on the charts in 2011.
William of the next generation speculated in land and built his home at millers castle in bootle. The miller surname is of english and scottish origin. Here are the meaning and origin of the last name ellis, including where the surname is most commonly found, and explore ellis family history. Hancock and miller family history genealogy of the hancock and dando families in schuylkill county, pa, monmouthshire, wales and england. Parents george miller and mary allen also a sister mary ann ch sept 1829 sandwich,kent george rigden miller marr 10 july 1855 melbourne,australia to maria ann croke. This section makes it possible to view all the biographies currently available for the miller family surname. With about 800 millers already tested and a database of hundreds of thousands dna profiles, matches are more and more common. The miller family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. In 2007, about 1 in every 25 americans were named smith, johnson, williams, brown, jones, miller or davis. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on miller history, miller ancestory, and miller family connections. The website includes information on the project, the research is done to date, and instructions on how to participate. In 1840 there were 6 millers families living in virginia. Ontario had the highest population of miller families in 1911.
John peter miller died in washington county about december 1794 at about the age of 80. Locational surnames were mostly acquired by those former inhabitants of a place who had moved to another area, and were thereafter best identified by the name of their birthplace. Miller miller name meaning, family history, and miller. Search byu family history librarys digitized books on familysearch here. He is an olympic and world championship gold medalist, a twotime overall world cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male american alpine ski racer of all time. These 5 titles from successful africanamerican entrepreneurs bring it. Gillespic gillespig, gillespicus or archibald campbell abt. A miller was someone who ground or milled corn or grain.
Washington county will records, book a, pages 318319. Michael died in 1771 26 dec 1783, philip jacob miller conveyed 144 acres to his eldest brother john peter miller for 5 shillings and brotherly affection book c, pages 2602. His grandson william moved to liverpool in the 1780s where he was a mercer and a draper. My miller lines three of them were all of germanic origin and the surname was originally spelled muller or m u ller. The register of the university of oxford for 1616 records one william bruton, of devonshire, and the marriage of john bruton and mary buckinghame was recorded at st.
Occupational names frequently were derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products. Research miller in the surnames forums on, the new genforum. In southern, western, and central england millward literally, mill keeper was the usual term. Media in category miller surname the following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total.
This surname is generally believed to be old english scottish and associated with the occupation of miller grinding grain into flour, i. The surname miller was first found in dumfriesshire gaelic. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the millard surname lived. In 1891 there were 7,260 miller families living in london. Parishes where miller and a second surname are found together surname. Miller is an occupational name meaning graingrinder, from a person who made his living grinding grain at a mill.
My first miller line begins with mary polly miller c18141889 who married thomas b. Another 239 words 17 lines of text covering the years 1693, 1670, 1752, 1807, 1631, 1675, 1779, 1829, 1828, 1815, 1758, 1749, 1825, 1806 and 1846 are included under the topic early miller history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Medieval technology and american history indepth articles the. Fun and fascinating facts about famous figures you wont find in history books. See the miller coat of arms and miller family crest and look for miller family heirlooms.
This form of the surname is unusual in that it retained the n of the original middle english and olde english words, unlike the more popular form miller, which lost the n over the centuries. Anthony and served as secretary at the conventions in saratoga in 1855 and new york city in 1860. Miller is the third most common surname of jewish people in the united states, following cohen and levy. Distribution of the miller surname in uk view a map of the distribution of miller families in the uk. Mexicos history is not only fascinating but is much longer than our own u. Irish genealogy records for the surname miller john grenham. This longestablished surname may be of early medieval english or medieval scottish origin, and is a locational name either from great or little busby, two parishes south of stokesley in the north riding of yorkshire, or from the lands of busby in the parish of carmunnock, renfrewshire. One of the first settlers in new england was alexander miller, who settled in dorchester, mass and was a proprietor in 1634. Searching for surnames by j titford countryside books, 2002. The origin of the scottish surname is from a burn rivulet in glasgow, namely the molindinar molynndineare, and the name has evolved.
In 1911 there were 6,652 miller families living in ontario. Dramatics page dancing art, cap and gown 1915 university of chicago yearbook page 173 crop. Byu has digitized all of its public domain genealogy and u. This was about 26% of all the recorded millers s in the usa. Miller as a surname, is occupational in origin, referring to the miller, or more correctly the milner, a person who grinds corn. History now that mayan writing has been deciphered. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. This was about 23% of all the recorded millers in the usa.
Stanton is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Barker tanner, jenner engineer, milner miller rather than milliner, lorimer. Siorrachd dhun phris, a southern area, bordering on england that today forms part of the dumfries and galloway council area, where the miller family held a family seat from ancient times. Harris this ancient surname is english, scottish and irish, and is recorded in many spellings including harry, harrie, harrhy, harris, harries, and harriss. Any and all millers from anywhere and everywhere are invited to join. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our miller research. Financial fraud from tulip mania to bernie madoff by david e. The name derives from the middle english mille, milne, coming from the old english mylen and the latin molere, meaning to grind. Miller miller name meaning, family history, and miller name. One line had its ancestral seat at dalswinton, dumfriesshire. In ancient times the miller surname originated from the molindinar molynndineare, a scottish burn rivulet that still flows under the streets of.
Miller surname meaning, miller name history, miller crests. The job of a miller was quite important in the middle ages and he enjoyed a fair amount of status in his community. Bob blankenship has published several books on cherokee genealogy. Washington state digital archives miller surname history source. This was about 19% of all the recorded millers in the uk.
In 1840 there were 3,256 miller families living in pennsylvania. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland. Genealogy of the miller and carl families in schuylkill county, pa. One associated meaning describes an occupational, indicating someone who was a mill keeper or worker.
Virginia had the highest population of millers families in 1840. The miller clanscotland to north america, australia and more, a family tree website. Early rate through december 4 adam witty is an entr. Miller households in midnineteenth century ireland. Familysearch digital library browse collections from. The name is derived from when the family resided in the county of nottinghamshire in an area that was referred to as stanton, which means stony ground. The surname of miller is an occupational surname that has english and scottish origins. In an attempt to cram as much knowledge as possible into the average education, few courses take the time to real. Jan 22, 2020 updated january 22, 2020 the mills surname is a last name often bestowed originally on someone who worked in a mill occupational or lived near a mill descriptive. In school, having a favorite class was usually dependent on the teacher. I encourage any male with the last name of miller to participate in the miller surname dna project at i dont receive any fees from and ask that.
The byu library was the earliest to partner with familysearch to digitize books, even helping with early scanning of the salt lake fhl collection. Emigration to australia followed the first fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. In harry ices book, history of a hoosier law firm, he said, the case was destined to be much cited, discussed, followed and distinguished in subsequent decisions. Originally published in 1977, family names of the island of newfoundland is a unique reference work, giving newfoundlanders, both in the province and away, a.
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