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The surname Mills has many possible derivations. It may refer to the child of a woman named Mill. It may refer to someone who lives near a mill or works for a miller. It may a nickname for Millicent or Milton or some such. It may be a variant of Miles. There are other possibilities.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt means "son of the miller" or "from the mill".
So Mr Mills had an ancestor who worked as a miller.
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∙ 15y agoA miller mills wheat to make flour. Many surnames ending in ...er or ....or are from trades or occupations, e.g. Tailor (Taylor) and Fisher.
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