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Milan History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Milan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Milan family

The surname Milan was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Milan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Milan research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1455, 1621, 1646, 1675, 1678 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Milan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Milan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Milani, Milano, Milan, Milanesi, Milanese, Milanzoli and many more.

Early Notables of the Milan family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Giulio Cesare Milani (c. 1621-1678), an Italian painter of the Baroque

Milan Ranking

In the United States, the name Milan is the 5,362^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Milan is ranked the 2,750^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Milan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Milan Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Hans Milan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1691-1692 3

Milan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Antonia Alleman Milan, who settled in New Orleans in 1778

Milan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benj R. Milan, who settled in New Orleans in 1820
Felix Milan, who settled in New Orleans in 1821
F Milan, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Louis Milan, aged 22, who landed in Brazil in 1838 3
Juan Jose Milan, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1843 3
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Milan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Edward Milan, who arrived in Galveston, TX in 1906

Milan migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Milan Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Martin Milan, aged 25, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Burlington"
Michael Milan, aged 42, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Bee"
Michael Milan, aged 20, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Bee"
Patrick Milan, aged 15, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Bee"
Miss Gertrude Milan, (b. 1851), aged 33, Cornish domestic servant travelling aboard the ship "SS Warwick" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 12th March 1884 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Milan (post 1700) +

Victor Woodward Milán (1954-2018), American writer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for his science fiction works, winner of the Prometheus Award for Cybernetic Samurai in 1986
Robert Milan, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Nashua 6th Ward, 1938 5
Milton Milan (b. 1962), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996; Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, 1997-2000 5
Michael Milan, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008 5
John E. Milan, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Norfolk, Virginia, 1943-44 (acting, 1943) 5
Jack Milan, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 2nd District, 1965 5
Michael Milan Vekich, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2008 6
John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982), American Republican politician, Newspaper publisher; Member of Ohio State House of Representatives, 1957-60; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82 7
C. Milan Canning, American politician, Mayor of Maywood, California, 1952-53 8
Milan Menten (b. 1996), Belgian cyclist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 19). Emigrants to Australia NSW 1860 -88 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/nsw_passenger_lists_1860_88.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html