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Origins Available:
England

The name Milburn is a local name for someone who lived in or by the places named Milborne, Milbourne and Milburn. Literally the place name means "mill stream," from the Old English "myln" + "burna." 1

Some of the parishes date back to Saxon times when Milborne, Port Somerset was known as Mylenburnam c. 880 and Milborne St Andrew, Dorset was known as Muleburne in 934.

The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Meleburne (Somerset), and Meleburne (Dorset.) 2

Early Origins of the Milburn family

The surname Milburn was first found in Dorset where Hugh de Meleburn was recorded as holding lands in 1201. A few years later in Yorkshire, Walter de Milleburne was recorded in 1251 and later again, William Milbourne was recorded in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1465. 3

Early records of the name mention Margaret de Milleburn, Northumberland in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 and Edward Milborne of Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4

Early History of the Milburn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Milburn research. Another 146 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1464, 1536, 1622, 1633, 1646, 1649, 1660, 1662, 1668, 1670, 1683, 1720 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Milburn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Milburn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Milburn, Milborne, Milbourn, Milbourne, Milburne, Melbourne and many more.

Early Notables of the Milburn family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Simon Melburn, High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1464; William Milborne (c 1633-1660), an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660; Luke Milbourne...
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Milburn Ranking

In the United States, the name Milburn is the 3,388^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 5

Milburn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Milburn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Francis Milburn, who landed in Virginia in 1663 6

Milburn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andrew, Christopher, and William Milburn, who settled in Carolina in 1774
Elizabeth Milburn, who settled in Georgia in 1775
Elizabeth Milburn, aged 20, who arrived in Georgia in 1775 6

Milburn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Milburn, who arrived in New York in 1819 6

Milburn migration to Australia +

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

Milburn Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Isaac Milburn, (Melburn), (b. 1813), aged 28, English convict who was convicted in Cumberland, England for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 27th August 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1841 aboard the ship 7
William Milburn, aged 24, a shepherd, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "British Empire" 8
William Milburn, aged 24, a shepherd, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "British Empire" in 1850 8

Milburn migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Milburn Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Milburn, aged 18, a mechanic, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Thomas Harrison" in 1842
Mr. James Milburn (Milburne), (b. 1824), aged 18, British mechanic travelling from London aboard the ship "Thomas Harrison" arriving in Nelson, South Island, New Zealand on 28th October 1842 9
Mr. Maurice Milburn, (b. 1838), aged 21, English butcher and drover from Durham travelling from London aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 14th November 1859 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Milburn (post 1700) +

Rodney "Rod" Milburn Jr. (1950-1997), American gold medalist athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Herbert Theodore Milburn (1931-2016), American jurist, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1996-2016), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1984-1996), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1984
Jeff Milburn, American stunt driver and car designer
Glyn Curt Milburn (b. 1971), former American football player who played from 1993 to 2001
Major-General Frank William Milburn (1892-1962), American Commanding General I Corps (1950-1951) 10
Brigadier-General Bryan Lee Milburn (1896-1991), American Commandant of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery School (1942-1944) 11
Amos Milburn (1927-1980), American rhythm and blues singer
Jeff Milburn, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012 12
James C. Milburn, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1994 12
Henry Milburn, American Republican politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Dunbarton; Elected 1938 12
... (Another 24 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Milburn family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Samuel C Milburn (b. 1923), Canadian Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 13

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRITISH EMPIRE 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850BritishEmpire.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2013, May 9) Frank Milburn. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Milburn/Frank_William/USA.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2013, May 9) Bryan Milburn. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Milburn/Bryan_Lee/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm