Origin
- Country
- Germany
- Meaning
- Miller — from German Müller (one who operates a grain mill)
- Arrival Era
- 1872
Known Family Members
- Frederick Miller1843 - 1886 Original Bavarian immigrant to Allegheny County). Husband of Eliza Schaub.
- George F. W. Miller1872 - 1914
- Ethel Amolia MillerKey ancestor — primary line through Ruth's maternal ancestry
The Miller surname is one of the most common surnames in both English and German-speaking countries. In German it is Müller, meaning a miller — someone who operated a grain mill. Grandma Ethel's "Miller Line" came from Germany: her grandfather Frederick Miller immigrated from Bavaria in 1868 and married Eliza Schaub, the daughter of other German immigrants.