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Etymology of Millburn

What does the name Millburn mean?

The name Millburn 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 Millburn family

The surname Millburn was first found in Dorset, England 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 Millburn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Millburn 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 Millburn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Millburn Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Millburn family

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 (1622-1668), an ejected minister, the incumbent of Wroxhall, Warwickshire; and...
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Millburn migration to the United States +



Millburn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Millburn, aged 20, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Hamilton" in 1828 5
  • Isaac Millburn, aged 24, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Amazon" in 1842 5
  • Joseph Millburn, aged 74, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "William Rathbone" in 1851 5
  • John Millburn, aged 18, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Glasgow" in 1851 5
  • Ewd Millburn, aged 35, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Martha J Word" in 1852 5
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Millburn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • E. T. Millburn, aged 43, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Lucania" in 1903 5
  • Mr. Millburn, who arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Orontes" in 1903 6
  • Mrs. Millburn, who arrived in Sydney, Australia aboard the ship "Orontes" in 1903 6
  • Hilda Millburn, aged 28, Welsh settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Etruria" in 1905 5
  • William Millburn, aged 18, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Majestic" in 1906 5
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Millburn 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:

Millburn Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Edward Millburn, aged 38, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 7
  • Catherine Millburn, aged 38, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 7
  • James Millburn, aged 13, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Millburn (post 1700) +

  • Garry Millburn (b. 1987), Australian male cyclo-cross cyclist at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder
  1. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  3. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  4. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  5. Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  6. National Records Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=9255624&S=6&N=9&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=9255624&T=P&S=1
  7. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 7th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html

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