Miller in my family tree
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English: occupational name for a miller. The word represents the Northern Middle English term, an agent derivative of mille, milne mill, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse mylnari; in South, West, and Midland England the equivalent Millward was used.
Variants: Meller; Millar (Scotland); Milner (commonest in Yorkshire, retaining the -n- of the Middle English and Old English word).
Augmentative: Italian: Muneron (Venetia).
Cognates: Catalan: Moliner; Munné. Czech: Minár, Mlynár. Danish, Norwegian: Møller. Dutch, Flemish: De Meulder, De Molder, De Mulder, Meulder, Moller, Mulder; De Meulenaer, De Meuleneer, De Moldenaer, De Molenaer, Moldenaer, Molenaar, Molenaer, Moolenaar. French: Lemeunier, Lemonnier (with fused definite article le); Maunier, Meunié, Meunier, Monnier, Mounié, Mounier, Mugnier, Munier; Meusnier, Musnier (hypercorrected); Milinaire, Millinaire, Millour (Bretagne); Moliner, Molinier, Mouliner, Moulinier. German: Miller (Bayern); Milner, Molner, Muller, Müller, Müllner; Molitor (Latinized). Hungarian: Molnár (in part borne by Jews). Italian: Molinaro, Molinaro, Mulinari; Monari, Monaro, Munari (Venetia); Mugnai, Mugnaro (Tuscany, Umbria). Jewish (Ashkenazic): Miler, Mueller, Muller; Miller (for the most part an anglicization), Moller; Milner (from Yiddish milner miller); Mlinarski (East Ashkenazic); Moraru (among Rumanian Jews). Low German: Moller, Möller. Polish: Mlynarski, Mlynski. Portuguese: Moleiro. Rumanian: Morariu. Spanish: Molinero. Swedish: Möller.
Diminutives: Czech: Minarík, Mlnarík; Mlejnek. French: Mugnerot, Mugniot, Mugnot. Italian: Molinaroli, Molinarolo, Mugnaini, Munaretti, Munaretto, Munarin, Munarini, Munerotto. Polish: Mlynarczyk.
Equivalents (not cognates): French: Cassegrain, Farine. Hungarian: Liszt.
Patronymics: Dutch, Flemish: Meulders, Mulders, Smolders, Smulders; Molenaers. English: Mellers. French: Aumeunier. Low German: Möllering.
Miller or variants was the 51st most common name in England and Wales according to a survey taken by H.M.Treasury in 1944, with a relative frequency of 0.19%.
Miller in my family tree
Another Miller in my family tree
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