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UK surname

Miln

In the 1881 census there were 142 people recorded with the Miln surname, ranking it #16,012 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 103, ranked #30,515, down from #16,012 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Arbroath and St. Vigeans, Inverkeilor and Edinburgh. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Basildon, Monifieth East and Cheshire West and Chester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Miln is 300 in 1851. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 27.5%.

1881 census count

142

Ranked #16,012

Modern count

103

2016, ranked #30,515

Peak year

1851

300 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Miln had 142 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,012 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 103 in 2016, ranked #30,515.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 300 in 1851.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Miln surname distribution map

The map shows where the Miln surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Miln surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Miln over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 300 #7,650
1861 historical 196 #12,223
1881 historical 142 #16,012
1891 historical 107 #22,967
1901 historical 99 #22,999
1911 historical 81 #24,719
1997 modern 96 #27,490
1998 modern 99 #27,785
1999 modern 99 #27,906
2000 modern 106 #26,848
2001 modern 104 #26,765
2002 modern 93 #28,920
2003 modern 92 #28,974
2004 modern 94 #28,896
2005 modern 94 #28,973
2006 modern 94 #29,264
2007 modern 100 #28,669
2008 modern 101 #28,825
2009 modern 101 #29,445
2010 modern 106 #29,305
2011 modern 109 #28,653
2012 modern 97 #30,798
2013 modern 103 #30,235
2014 modern 104 #30,365
2015 modern 102 #30,624
2016 modern 103 #30,515

Geography

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Where Milns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Arbroath and St. Vigeans, Inverkeilor, Edinburgh, Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry and Barry. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Basildon, Monifieth East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cornwall and Amber Valley. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Arbroath and St. Vigeans Forfar
2 Inverkeilor Forfar
3 Edinburgh Edinburgh
4 Dundee, Liff, Benvie and Invergowry Forfar
5 Barry Forfar

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Basildon 020 Basildon
2 Monifieth East Angus
3 Cheshire West and Chester 041 Cheshire West and Chester
4 Cornwall 066 Cornwall
5 Amber Valley 002 Amber Valley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Miln

These lists show first names that appear often with the Miln surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Miln

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Miln, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Miln surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Miln household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Miln is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Miln is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Miln falls in decile 10 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Miln is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Miln, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Miln families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Miln surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Angus leads with 76 Milns recorded in 1881 and an index of 60.08x.

County Total Index
Angus 76 60.08x
Renfrewshire 13 12.29x
Lanarkshire 10 2.26x
Argyllshire 5 13.15x
Fife 5 6.19x
Lancashire 5 0.31x
Midlothian 5 2.73x
Warwickshire 3 0.87x
Cheshire 2 0.66x
Kincardineshire 2 12.03x
Northumberland 2 0.98x
Perthshire 2 3.26x
Yorkshire 2 0.15x
Aberdeenshire 1 0.79x
Hampshire 1 0.36x
Inverness-shire 1 2.45x
Kirkcudbrightshire 1 5.06x
Middlesex 1 0.07x
Stirlingshire 1 1.99x
Surrey 1 0.15x
Sutherland 1 9.52x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Dundee in Angus leads with 22 Milns recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.59x.

Place Total Index
Dundee 22 46.59x
Monifieth 18 402.68x
Liff Benvie 13 67.71x
Abroath St Vigeans 9 1730.77x
Paisley High Church 8 95.01x
Govan 7 6.41x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 5 6.79x
Forgan 5 322.58x
Knapdale South 5 381.68x
St Vigeans 5 73.21x
Kilbarchan 4 124.61x
Toxteth Park 4 7.29x
Aston 3 3.16x
Glamis 3 394.74x
Brechin 2 40.24x
Brightside Bierlow 2 7.54x
Kinneff Catterline 2 425.53x
Little Meolse 2 465.12x
Mains 2 185.19x
Shoreswood 2 1666.67x
Alyth 1 60.61x
Arbroath 1 23.87x
Barony 1 0.89x
Bothwell 1 8.35x
Campsie 1 36.23x
Caterham 1 34.01x
Croy Dalcross 1 123.46x
Dunning 1 129.87x
Fraserburgh 1 28.09x
Hamilton 1 8.12x
Inverkip 1 40.16x
Islington London 1 0.76x
Kildonan 1 109.89x
Liverpool 1 1.02x
Strathmartine 1 178.57x
Urr 1 38.91x
Ventnor 1 37.59x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Miln surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 2
Annie 1
Emma 1
Euphemia 1
Hannah 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Minnie 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Miln surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Robert 3
Arthur 1
James 1
John 1
William 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Miln households.

FAQ

Miln surname: questions and answers

How common was the Miln surname in 1881?

In 1881, 142 people were recorded with the Miln surname. That placed it at #16,012 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Miln surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 103 in 2016. That gives Miln a modern rank of #30,515.

What does the Miln map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Miln bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.