What Does The Last Name Miller Mean?

The name miller is a occupational trade name for the corn grinder of the village for the making of bread, there are many different spellings for it e.g (german) muller, Millar,Mylar etc in great Britain two sets of the miller name are noted the english version was probably derived from the German (Saxon) muller, the other is Scottish from the dumfries area, those from scotland in turn went to ireland during the plantation so from there the majority of millers went to America

The surname Miller is primarily of Scottish origin and comes from the occupation of miller (someone who grinds cereal crop to make flour).

Interestingly enough, milling is one of the oldest occupations in the world and has also been done all over the world.

Miller as a surname originates from Northern Ireland.

If you are American it is most likely to be a translation of Mueller or Moller, but usually it just means an owner or runner of a windmill or watermill.

A person working in the Mills