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The Miller surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,127,803 people carried this name — #6 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 239 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

5,365 people named Miller have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 6,642 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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Where they live today

Masovian 1,121
Łódź 765
Pomeranian 404
Silesian 403
Lower Silesian 365
Greater Poland 338
Warmian-Masurian 296
West Pomeranian 253

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 982 people named Miller.

217 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Paris.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 217
Paris 143
Meurthe-et-Moselle 66
Bas-Rhin 60
Moselle 58
Vosges 42
Aisne 30
Yvelines 30
Marne 27

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

688 people named Miller live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 202
St. Gallen 60
Aargau 59
Bern 57
Thurgau 46
Geneva 46
Vaud 42
Basel-Landschaft 23

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 193 people named Miller live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

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Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 91
Antwerp 36
West Flanders 19
Hainaut 14
Flemish Brabant 11
East Flanders 8
Liège 8
Walloon Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Miller in American newspapers,
1871–1938.

Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Miller
The Portland Daily Press 1871-02-04
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Miller
The Salt Lake Herald 1895-09-29
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Miller
The Tupelo Journal 1912-11-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,231,106 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Miller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Miller
    William Miller 1782–1849 · farmer
  • William Miller
    William Miller 1796–1882 · painter
  • Ferdinand von Miller
    Ferdinand von Miller 1813–1887 · engineer
  • Helene Sedlmayr
    Helene Sedlmayr 1813–1898 · vendor
  • William Read Miller
    William Read Miller 1823–1887 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 88 lives in all are documented under this name.

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