# Milne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/milne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,258 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,555 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,336 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (6,055 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪln/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Mylne |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Milne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Milne in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Milne

- A. A. Milne, British author known for creating Winnie-the-Pooh (1882–1956)
- Edward Arthur Milne, British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950)
- Leslie Milne, American field hockey player
- Malcolm Milne, Australian alpine skier
- Christine Milne, Australian politician
- Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, British admiral (1806–1896)

## Similar surnames

Malone, Millan, Milan, Milano, Milian, Millen, Moline, Milone, Melone, Milani, Millin, Molina.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.