Mills surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Mills surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 147,909 people carried this name — #165 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,820 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 104 people named Mills.

Most of them — 63 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 63
Paris 9
Pas-de-Calais 8
Somme 3
Calvados 3
Nord 3
Meuse 3
Oise 2
Val-de-Marne 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

86 people named Mills live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 26
Vaud 23
Geneva 11
Basel-Landschaft 7
Schaffhausen 5
Ticino 5
Bern 3
Basel-Stadt 3

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 Poland’s population register

40 people named Mills have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 120 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 10
Lesser Poland 9
Greater Poland 5
Pomeranian 4
Holy Cross 2
Silesian 2
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 2
Łódź 2

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

In print

Mills in American newspapers,
1852–1930.

Newspaper page from Daily National Intelligencer carrying the name Mills
Daily National Intelligencer 1852-09-08
Newspaper page from New-York Tribune carrying the name Mills
New-York Tribune 1873-12-06
Newspaper page from The New York Herald carrying the name Mills
The New York Herald 1922-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,424,375 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Mills,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard Mills
    Richard Mills 1798–1882 · cricketer
  • Arthur Mills
    Arthur Mills 1816–1898 · politician
  • Merrill I. Mills
    Merrill I. Mills 1819–1882 · politician
  • Darius Ogden Mills
    Darius Ogden Mills 1825–1910 · banker
  • Susan Tolman Mills
    Susan Tolman Mills 1826–1912 · missionary

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 219 lives in all are documented under this name.

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