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There are approximately 23,181 people named Milne in the UK. That makes it the 436th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 367 are named Milne.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Milne surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A mill. In Gaelic Muileann also signifies a mill; in Welsh, Milain implies firmness, fixedness of purpose.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MILNE. MILNES. O. Eng. miln, mcbi, and mulne, a mill. Tlie forms in H.R. are Atte Melne, Atte Mille, De Molendino, and there is also one Alexander de Molendin'Aureo — "Alexander of the Golden Mill." There is a sept or clan of Milne in Koxbnrghshire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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