{{For|the tramcar manufacturer|G.F. Milnes & Co.}} '''Milnes''' is a surname of British and Scottish origin, a variant of the surname Mills.<ref>[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Milnes-family-history.ashx Milnes Name Meaning and History], citing {{cite book | title = Dictionary of American Family Names | publisher = Oxford University Press | isbn = 0-19-508137-4 }}</ref>
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alf Milnes (1893–?), English rugby league footballer * Alfred Milnes (1844–1916), American politician from Michigan * Arthur Milnes Marshall, British zoologist * Brian Milnes (born 1932), Australian rules footballer * Charlie Milnes (1885–?), English footballer * Charles Milnes Gaskell (1842–1919), English lawyer and politician * David Milnes (born 1956), American conductor and instrumentalist * Eric Milnes (born 1959), American harpsichordist, organist and conductor * Esther Milnes Day, British author and philanthropist * Florence Milnes (1893–1966), British librarian * Fred Milnes (1878–1946), English footballer * Gladys Turquet-Milnes (1887–1977), British academic and author * Glenn Milnes (born 1974), New Zealand cricketer * James Milnes Gaskell (1810–1873), British conservative politician * Leslie Milnes (1922–2013), New Zealand cricketer * Margaret Crewe-Milnes, Marchioness of Crewe (1881–1967), British heiress and socialite * Matt Milnes (born 1994), English cricketer * Nicolette Milnes-Walker (born 1943), English single-handed sailor * Nora Milnes (1882–1972), British economist, social worker, educator and author * Richard Milnes (disambiguation), several people * Robert Milnes (disambiguation), several people * Rodney Milnes (1936–2015), English opera critic and musicologist * Rowan Milnes (born 1999), English rugby league footballer * Sherrill Milnes (born 1935), American baritone * Sidney Herbert Milnes (c. 1880–1915), English rugby union footballer * Tom Milnes (born 1992), English cricketer * Thomas Milnes (1870–1954), Canadian politician from Alberta * Thomas Milnes (sculptor) (c.1810–1888), English sculptor * William Milnes Jr. (1827–1889), American politician and industrialist * William Milnes Marsden, British solicitor and philatelist
== See also == * Milnes Levick (1825–1897), English/American actor, son of Eleanor Milnes * Mills (surname) * Miln * Milne (surname) * Milner (surname) * Mylne
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{{surname}} Category:English-language surnames