71%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. MIL-ər [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English occupational surname for a miller, derived from Middle English mille "mill". PopularityDetails Last ranked #918 in 1990 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #482 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #599 in 2022 United States Categories English nouns, occupations, surnames, word names