There are already over 5,000 users and over 5,000 genealogy profiles with the miller surname on geni. The miller surname is thought to have originated in bavaria, germany. This is an open forum to discuss the origin, the meaning and the family stories of the surname miller. The process of creating coats of arms also often called family crests began in the eleventh century although a form of protoheraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. 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. 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.
This was about 19% of all the recorded millers in the uk. A german once told me that the meyers and millers of germany are like the. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces. Click on the image of the tree from any page to return to the homepage. Underwood is a surname of ancient anglosaxon origin and comes from a family once having lived under the trees in a forest, below a forest on a hillside, or in either of the settlements called underwood in. This was about 26% of all the recorded millers s in the usa. Searching for surnames by j titford countryside books, 2002. Explore miller genealogy and family history in the worlds. Using the daitchmokotoff soundex code we can obtain some variants of scripture of the same surname. Miller and millar are surnames of english language, irish or scottish origin. Hancock and miller family history genealogy of the hancock and dando families in schuylkill county, pa, monmouthshire, wales and england.
Miss bs place family pages for ledbetter, teal, miller. This section makes it possible to view all the biographies currently available for the miller family surname. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the schmitz surname lived. A thorough perusal of the following life sketches of noted millers, eminent in all walks of life, will reveal the fact that the millers have been actively and intimately associated with the ecclesiastical, civil, industrial and commercial affairs of america. The surname of miller is an occupational surname that has english and scottish origins. The new art of heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own coat of arms, including all miller. Introduction the following genealogy of the miller family was complied by my great uncle, everett wayne miller, from the years 1937 to 1953.
Miller county, missouri genealogy familysearch wiki. George miller, scottish convict from glasgow, who was transported aboard the asia on september 3rd, 1820, settling in new south wales, australia. The book as exhibited here is original with minor corrections and is complete with a short family history by samuel h. The distinguished and ancient surname haga is old english in origin, and traces its history back to the middle ages, when the island of britain was inhabited by the anglosaxons. The miller ancient family history was found in the archives. Rogers is a patronymic surname of english origin, deriving from the given name of roger commonly used by the normans and meaning son of roger. The surname miller was first found in dumfriesshire gaelic. You can see how mac miller families moved over time by selecting different census years. Corrected jewish surnames explained slate magazine.
This was about 19% of all the recorded millers s in the uk. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our miller research. By 1900 there were millers from this family in western europe, north america, asia, and africa. It was used to describe either a miller of corn, or someone who was in charge of a mill. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of millers. The miller coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. Ancestor search washington state dental license applications, 1888 and 19091936 includes barton m. Emigration to australia followed the first fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. A similar problem limits david millers chapter on searching for a new world. Miller family genealogy my genealogy hound home page. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames. If the links are appropriate you may request whitelisting by following these instructions. History and genealogies of the families of miller, woods, harris, wallace, maupin, oldham, kavanaugh, and brown illustrated.
The book offers a series of temporally situated case studies to cast light on. Other surnames mentioned within a biography are not included in these lists of surnames. Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a. Ice miller llp was founded in 1910 by frederick matson, a leading indiana attorney. To hide this tag, set the invisible field to true this is a list of the most common surnames. Genealogy of the miller and carl families in schuylkill county, pa. I myself was born a yoder, married a miller and am now married to a kauffman. Miller, milne, and other variants are common surnames. Miller was shaped by the great depression, which brought financial ruin onto his father, a small manufacturer, and demonstrated to the young miller the insecurity of modern existence. Variants include rodgers most genealogists believe that. Some of the sources used in the reporting of this piece were unreliable and resulted in a number of untruths and inaccuracies.
Distribution of miller surname in us see a map of the distribution of miller families in the us. At the time, the indianapolis firm was known as henley matson and gates. Trades, territory, family links studying surnames tells you about the important. The millers family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.
In 1920 there were 2 mac miller families living in pennsylvania. This was about 23% of all the recorded millers in the usa. The most millers families were found in the usa in 1920. Miller is an occupational name for a miller, derived from the old germanic mulinari. Many family members bear spelling variations of the name miller. In 1840 there were 6 millers families living in virginia. In 1911 there were 6,652 miller families living in ontario. As hereditary surnames began to be adopted in that area beginning in the 12th century, people were often identified by the kind of work they did. In 1891 there were 7,260 miller families living in london. Another 93 words 7 lines of text covering the years 1601, 1638, 1652, 1705 and 1788 are included under the topic early miller history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain for example corn or wheat to make flour. Washington state digital archives miller surname history source.
The surname comes from the occupation of a miller, who was usually one of the most important men in the village. Millers church history by no means falls under the category of an objective account of ecclesiastical history. The mac miller family name was found in the usa in 1920. Pennsylvania had the highest population of mac miller. Jones wrote a most interesting and informative book on the subject titled. Genealogy of miller miller historical records surnames. An automated process has detected links on this page on the local or global blacklist. Miller, for various reasons, only ranks as the 53rd most common surname. Distribution of the miller surname in uk view a map of the distribution of miller families in the uk.
In 1840 there were 3,256 miller families living in pennsylvania. Rather, andrew miller looks at the history of the church of god from the subjective lens of the. The root of the name is the old english milne, from the latin molere meaning to grind. This was about 57% of all the recorded millers in canada.
The miller family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Both your knowledge and the oral tradition of the origin and meaning of this surname will be helpful. Miller is usually an occupational surname referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill the miller surname also possibly be derived in some instances from the gaelic words meillear, meaning having large lips. The most miller families were found in the usa in 1880. Discover the meaning of the miller name on ancestry. Miller coat of arms, family crest free image to view miller name. History and genealogies of the families of miller, woods. In 1891 there were 31 millers families living in nottinghamshire. This was about 33% of all the recorded mac millers in the usa.
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