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Müller Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Miller, Muller, Mueller, Miler, Moller, Milner, Mlynarski, Mlinarski and many more.

Müller World Ranking

the United States, the name Müller is the 1,345th most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Müller is ranked the 37th most popular surname with an estimated 46,841 people with that name. 2 And in Australia, the name Müller is the 352nd popular surname with an estimated 10,247 people with that name. 3 New Zealand ranks Müller as 720th with 992 people. 4 Netherlands ranks Müller as 98th with 10,432 people. 5 South Africa ranks Müller as 136th with 42,695 people. 6


Müller migration to the United States +



Müller Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Anneken Pietersen Muller, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1656 7
Müller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Fredrich Wilhelm Muller, (d. 1751), who arrived in Georgia in 1736 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 7
  • Mrs. Anna Christina Muller, who arrived in Georgia in 1736 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 7
  • Mr. Johann Simon Muller, (1719-1737), who arrived in Georgia in 1736 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 7
  • Mr. Paul Johann Muller, (1721-1775), who arrived in Georgia in 1736 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 7
  • Miss Margaretha Muller, (1724-1773), who arrived in Georgia in 1736 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 7
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Müller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Conrad Muller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1801 7
  • Caspar Muller, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 7
  • Eckard Muller, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 7
  • Catharina Margretha Muller, aged 13, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 7
  • Jacob Friederich Muller, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1805
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Müller Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Abraham Muller, aged 19, who landed in America in 1909 7
  • Adele Muller, who landed in America in 1923 7

Müller migration to Canada +

Müller Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Johann Willhelm Muller, who immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1751
  • Daniel Muller, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
  • Clara Muller, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
  • Barbara Muller, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Müller Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Johann Muller, aged 35, German farmer who landed in Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Leibig" in 1868
  • Mrs. Louise Muller, aged 30, German settler who landed in Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Leibig" in 1868
  • Mr. Ferdinand Muller, aged 2, German settler who landed in Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Leibig" in 1868
  • Mr. Carl Muller, aged 33, German settler who landed in Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Leibig" in 1868

Müller migration to Australia +

Müller Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Wilhelm Muller, aged 30, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Hermann von Beckerath" 8
  • Carl Muller, aged 23, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Hermann von Beckerath" 8
  • Ferdinand Muller, aged 22, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Hermann von Beckerath" 8
  • Carl Heinrich Muller, aged 21, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Hermann von Beckerath" 8
  • Frederick Muller, who arrived in South Australia in 1848 aboard the ship "Victoria" 9
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Contemporary Notables of the name Müller (post 1700) +

  • Major-General Walter Joseph Muller (1895-1967), American Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), Army Field Forces (1948) 10
  • Romeo Muller Jr. (1928-1992), American actor and writer, best known for his 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • Steven Muller, President of Johns Hopkins University from 1972 to 1990
  • Richard A. Muller (b. 1944), American physicist, University of California, Berkeley
  • Hermann Joseph Muller (1890-1967), U.S. geneticist (Muller's ratchet) and educator
  • Herbert J. Muller (1905-1980), American historian, academic, government official and author
  • Sergeant Joseph E Muller (d. 1945), American Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1946
  • Hermann Joseph Müller (1890-1967), American geneticist
  • Manfred Müller (1943-2025), German politician, Member of the Party of Democratic Socialism, he served in the Bundestag from 1994 to 2002
  • ... (Another 37 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bismarck
  • Willi Müller (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 11
  • Rudolf Müller (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 12
  • Richard Müller (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 12
  • Oskar Müller (1920-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 12
  • Peter Müller (b. 1915), German Obermaschinenmast who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck (1941) during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he survived the sinking 12
  • ... (Another 20 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Müller +

  • The Mueller Mystique by Ned Mueller.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
  4. "Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
  5. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  6. "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
  7. 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)
  8. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HERMANN VON BECKERATH 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847HermanVonBeckerath.htm
  9. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) VICTORIA 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Victoria.htm
  10. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Walter Muller. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Muller/Walter_Joseph/USA.html
  11. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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