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Millington Surname

The variants of the name MILLINGTON are MILLINTON and MULLINGTON. MILLINGHAM which appears to be a name from the Dudley area is not considered a variant.

ROOTS

The Millington surname is a locative one, i.e. it is derived from one or more place names. In the case of the Millington name, there are two potential sources, one in Cheshire and one in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The place name is Saxon in origin.

FAMOUS MILLINGTONS

Gilbert Millington (c. 1597 - 1666/7), the Regicide and M.P. for Nottingham in the Long Parliament. Gilbert's signature can clearly be seen in the penultimate column on the Death Warrant of Charles I. On the restoration of the monarchy, Gilbert was exiled to Jersey Castle where he died. Gilbert's line died out in the male line after two generations.

Abraham Millington, a coffin maker of St Helena, whose most famous customer was one Napoleon Bonaparte.

WHERE TO FIND THE MILLINGTONS

In the 1881 census the most populous counties where the name Millington occurs are Staffordshire (836 entries), Lancashire (751), and Cheshire (485). However, the most densely populated county is Flintshire with 185 entries in a population of 80, 587, representing 0.2296% (or 1 in 436).

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