The McMillin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,323 people carried this name — #6,393 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,152 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McMillin surname

Variant of McMillan.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McMillin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, McMillin was counted together with McMillen: 91 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 526 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: McMillen, McMellen, McMellens, McMillan, Mcmillan, Mcmillen, McMillian, McMillin, McMillion, Mcmillion, Macmillion, McMillon. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 45
Pennsylvania 16
South Carolina 13
Virginia 8
Massachusetts 4
New Hampshire 3
New York 1
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 253 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McMillin in American newspapers,
1912–1921.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name McMillin
The Birmingham Age-herald 1921-11-13
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name McMillin
The Birmingham Age-herald 1912-10-06
Newspaper page from Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier carrying the name McMillin
Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier 1914-05-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,776 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McMillin in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

146 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McMillin. The most, 25, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 49
New South Wales 44
Western Australia 17
South Australia 15
Queensland 14
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McMillin.

Who carried it

People named McMillin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Benton McMillin
    Benton McMillin 1845–1933 · diplomat
  • George McMillin
    George McMillin 1889–1983 · military officer
  • James McMillin 1914–2005 · rower
  • John Ernest McMillin 1884–1949 · building contractor
  • Corky McMillin 1929–2005 · racing driver
  • Jim McMillin 1939–2023 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McMillin,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States334 records

334 records of the McMillin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 179
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 80
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elbert R. McMillin

    Born 1916 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Forrest; physician. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donnell Dean McMillin

    Born 1940; from Mena, Arkansas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah McMillin

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Garrick from Liverpool, aged 48; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 334 records for McMillin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia58 records

58 records of the McMillin name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 25
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 21
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Donald McMillin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Marco Polo, aged 17; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth J. McMillin

    Gentlewoman of South Yarra, Victoria; died 1934.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record James McMillin

    Left Launceston in 1837 aboard the William, bound for St Vincent Gulf, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for McMillin in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada29 records

29 records of the McMillin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 26
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Herbert McMillin

    Died 1866 in Baddeck, Victoria, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Parker McMillin

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah McMillin

    Married 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 29 records for McMillin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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