Scottish and English: unexplained; probably a variant of
Milner. The vocabulary word milliner ‘seller of women’s
hats’ (originally meaning ‘native of Milan’, hence ‘maker of fancy
goods’, hence ‘hat maker’) is first recorded in the 16th century,
probably too late to have given rise to a surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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