# Milner (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,153 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,955 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,405 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (11,790 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of Middle English mylnere (“miller”). * As a German surname, variant of Müller, Mueller.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Milner 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Milner in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Milner

- Robin Milner, British computer scientist (1934-2010)
- Martin Milner, American actor (1931–2015)
- Victor Milner, American cinematographer (1893-1972)
- Bill Milner, British actor
- Tommy Milner, American racecar driver

## Similar surnames

Millner, Milliner, Molinero, Molnar, Molinar, Molinari, Molinaro.

## 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.