Milling
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Milling is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill.
- USUnited States
- DKDenmark
- DEGermany
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Milling is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
variant of Mullen.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Thomas Dewitt Millingb. 1887USUnited States Air Force general (1887-1960)
- James Millingb. 1965USAmerican football player
- Stephen Millingb. 1965DKDanish opera singer
- Madis Millingb. 1970EEEstonian actor and politician (1970-2022)
- Kyle Millingb. 1974USFrench basketball player
- Amanda Millingb. 1975GBBritish Conservative politician
- Kara Millingb. 1976USAmerican volleyball player
- Amalie Millingb. 1999DKDanish handball player
- Bill Millingfilmmaker
- Henry MillingBritish Army officer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 21 sources across 10 countries.
Reference works 6
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Milling mean, and where does it come from?
- Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Milling have the most bearers?
- Milling is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Milling”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.