McMillan

English

Alternative forms

• MacMillan, McMillen, McMillian, McMillin, McMillion, McMillon, McMullan, McMullen, McMullin, McMullon

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maoláin (“son of Maolán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of maol (“bald, tonsured”).

Proper noun

McMillan (countable and uncountable, plural McMillans)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Columbus Township, Luce County, Michigan.
   2. A township in Luce County, Michigan.
   3. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
   4. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
   5. An unincorporated community in San Saba County, Texas.
   6. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMillan is the 860^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 40237 individuals. McMillan is most common among White (67.96%) and Black/African American (25.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMillan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.