Introduction:
Everyone’s surname has a history behind it, some surnames have been around since the very beginning of Christ and some have been moulded and reformed over the centuries. The Millar Clan has had quite a journey from Scotland all the way down to Southern Africa, to me. Some say it was originally another surname and some say that it was all made up, but I have researched the true and factual origin and formation of the Millar surname. Which I will give a brief over view to how it came to be today all the way up to me, Zane Millar.
Origin:
The surname Millar is a variant of Miller, it is a Scottish surname that came about in 12 Century. The name originated from ‘the miller’ who was an occupational name for one that baked bread, grounded corn and was the dweller by the mill. The mill was a very important piece of medieval settlements as it provided a method for individuals to bring their corn to be grounded into flour, and in payment ‘the miller’ would take a proportion of it for himself. In medieval times record came to state that millers would substitute grain of poor quality for the good grain that they were given to grind, and due to this dishonesty they were a very unpopular group of people. They might have been unpopular although they made up most of the wealthy people in villages in those times. The surname miller appears in all record found in England. The surname originated from the English word “mylene”, and the later “milne” but it mainly originated from the Latin Roman word “molere” meaning to grind and ground. Scotland was the birth place of the name although they prefers to use “Millar” and not miller as it was more Scottish. The name was related often trace back to or associated with the Clan MAcFlarlane...
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...ied 1972, Jake married 1968, Alex married 1671 and Cora married 1675. They all still walk the earth. John and Hester had two children Clifford and Vanessa, Clifford in 1967 and Vanessa in 1971. Clifford Millar married Rona Renẻ Jackson in 1991 while Vanessa Millar Married George Rudman in 1993. Clifford and Rona had two children Zane and Bianca, Zane in 1995 and Bianca in 1996. Vanessa and George had two children Marc and Kaylie, Marc in 1996 and Kaylie in 1998. That is the history of my family when they moved from Scotland into South Africa.
Works Cited
Geni: Unknown (2014) Miller Genealogy and Miller Family History Information, Available at: http://www.geni.com/surnames/miller (Accessed: 31th March 2014).
4crests: Unknown (2013) Millar Coat of Arms / Millar Family Crest, Available at: http://www.4crests.com/millar-coat-of-arms.html (Accessed: 30th March 2014).
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