Mills

See also: mills

English

Etymology

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

Proper noun

Mills

  1. An English and Scottish occupational surname.
  2. A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A locale in the United States:
    1. A township in Bond County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky; named for postmaster Isaac Mills.
    3. A township in Midland County, Michigan.
    4. A township in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
    5. An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska; named for a local gristmill.
    6. An unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico; named for rancher and politician Melvin Whitson Mills.
    7. An unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah.
    8. A town in Natrona County, Wyoming.

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