Milne

See also: milne

English

Alternative forms

• Mylne

Etymology

Scottish occupational surname for a miller or someone who lived at a mill, from Old English mylen (“mill”). Compare Mill and Milner.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mĭln, mĭl, IPA^(key): /mɪln/, (older, now perhaps dated) /mɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪln, -ɪl

Proper noun

Milne (plural Milnes)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Milne is the 5555^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6258 individuals. Milne is most common among White (91.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Milne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 592.

Anagrams

• Melin, limen, limne