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Mueller Spelling Variations

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

Mueller Ranking

In the United States, the name Mueller is the 587th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Mueller is ranked the 878th most popular surname with an estimated 6,081 people with that name. 2


Mueller migration to the United States +



Mueller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Mueller, who immigrated to America with his wife and five children in 1709
  • Adam Mueller, who landed in New Jersey in 1709 3
  • Friederich Mueller, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 3
  • Barbara Mueller, who arrived in Carolina in 1742 3
  • Hans Ulrich Mueller, who arrived in Carolina in 1743 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Mueller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Mueller, aged 31, who landed in Missouri in 1839 3
  • Francis Anton Mueller, who landed in New York in 1839 3
  • Frederick Mueller, aged 40, who landed in Missouri in 1840 3
  • Mr. Jacob Mueller, aged 36, from Germany who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Ferdinand" in 1844
  • Mr. Georg Mueller, (Muller), aged 25, from Germany who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Weser" in 1844
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Mueller Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Adele Mueller, who arrived in America in 1923 3

Mueller migration to Canada +

Mueller Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Miss Karen Mueller, American settler who sailed aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1951

Contemporary Notables of the name Mueller (post 1700) +

  • Robert Swan Mueller III (1944-2026), American politician, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1986-87, Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice (2017-), 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2001-2013) 4
  • Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller (b. 1940), American historian and founding President and CEO Emeritus of The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Gustave Adolph Mueller (1863-1912), American homeopath and surgeon at the Homeopathic Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Joseph Maximilian Mueller (1894-1981), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Marcus Mueller (b. 2005), American luger, bronze medallist in the 2023 Junior World Luge Championships
  • Melissa Mueller (b. 1972), American pole vaulter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Peter Alan Mueller (b. 1954), American speed skating coach and former speed skater
  • Barbara Ruth Mueller (1925-2016), American philatelist
  • Alexandra Mueller (b. 1988), American former professional tennis player
  • ... (Another 145 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Mueller +

  • Mueller Genealogy by George P. Mueller.
  • The Mueller Family Tree and the Meier Family Tree, About 1700-1983, 10 Generations by Estella Michels.
  • 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. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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