Miller Family Genealogy

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Comment by IIGSExecDirector on June 23, 2009 at 11:39pm

Famous People with the Surname MILLER:

* Arthur Miller (1915-2005) - American playwright best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Death of a Salesman."
* Reggie Miller - American basketball player
* Shannon Miller - American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
* Alice Duer Miller - American woman's suffrage activist, journalist and writer
* William Miller - author of "Wee Willy Winkie" and other nursery rhymes (1810-1872)

Comment by IIGSExecDirector on June 23, 2009 at 11:37pm

MILLER Surname Meaning & Origin:
1. Miller is usually an occupational surname referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill.

2. The Miller surname also possibly be derived in some instances from the Gaelic words "meillear," having large lips; "malair," merchant; or "maillor," a man wearing armor or a soldier.

3. In ancient times the Miller surname originated from the Molindinar (mo-lynn-dine-are), a Scottish burn (rivulet) that still flows under the streets of modern Glasgow.

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