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
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
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
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.
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.
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Richard Mills 1798–1882 · cricketer -
Arthur Mills 1816–1898 · politician -
Merrill I. Mills 1819–1882 · politician -
Darius Ogden Mills 1825–1910 · banker -
Susan Tolman Mills 1826–1912 · missionary
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 219 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mills.
- Millien 664 · U.S. census
- Millier 223 · U.S. census
- Milliner 2,191 · U.S. census
- Million 2,987 · U.S. census
- Millo 274 · U.S. census
- Millon 522 · U.S. census
- Milly 100 · U.S. census
- Milo 2,380 · U.S. census
- Milon 433 · U.S. census
- Milone 1,726 · U.S. census
- Milord 576 · U.S. census
- Milosavljevic 211 · U.S. census
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