Mills.
An English and Scottish occupational surname.
Meaning & usage
An English and Scottish occupational surname.
A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A locale in the United States: A township in Bond County, Illinois.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky; named for postmaster Isaac Mills.
A locale in the United States: A township in Midland County, Michigan.
A locale in the United States: A township in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska; named for a local gristmill.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico; named for rancher and politician Melvin Whitson Mills.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah.
A locale in the United States: A town in Natrona County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.