# Milnes

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'''Milnes''' is a [surname](/source/surname) of British and Scottish origin, a variant of the surname [Mills](/source/Mills_(surname)).<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](/source/Alf_Milnes) (1893–?), English rugby league footballer 
* [Alfred Milnes](/source/Alfred_Milnes) (1844–1916), American politician from Michigan
* [Arthur Milnes Marshall](/source/Arthur_Milnes_Marshall), British zoologist
* [Brian Milnes](/source/Brian_Milnes) (born 1932), Australian rules footballer 
* [Charlie Milnes](/source/Charlie_Milnes) (1885–?), English footballer
* [Charles Milnes Gaskell](/source/Charles_Milnes_Gaskell) (1842–1919), English lawyer and politician
* [David Milnes](/source/David_Milnes) (born 1956), American conductor and instrumentalist
* [Eric Milnes](/source/Eric_Milnes) (born 1959), American harpsichordist, organist and conductor
* [Esther Milnes Day](/source/Esther_Milnes_Day), British author and philanthropist
* [Florence Milnes](/source/Florence_Milnes) (1893–1966), British librarian 
* [Fred Milnes](/source/Fred_Milnes) (1878–1946), English footballer
* [Gladys Turquet-Milnes](/source/Gladys_Turquet-Milnes) (1887–1977), British academic and author
* [Glenn Milnes](/source/Glenn_Milnes) (born 1974), New Zealand cricketer
* [James Milnes Gaskell](/source/James_Milnes_Gaskell) (1810–1873), British conservative politician
* [Leslie Milnes](/source/Leslie_Milnes) (1922–2013), New Zealand cricketer
* [Margaret Crewe-Milnes, Marchioness of Crewe](/source/Margaret_Crewe-Milnes%2C_Marchioness_of_Crewe) (1881–1967), British heiress and socialite 
* [Matt Milnes](/source/Matt_Milnes) (born 1994), English cricketer
* [Nicolette Milnes-Walker](/source/Nicolette_Milnes-Walker) (born 1943), English single-handed sailor
* [Nora Milnes](/source/Nora_Milnes) (1882–1972), British economist, social worker, educator and author
* [Richard Milnes (disambiguation)](/source/Richard_Milnes_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Robert Milnes (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Milnes_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Rodney Milnes](/source/Rodney_Milnes) (1936–2015), English opera critic and musicologist
* [Rowan Milnes](/source/Rowan_Milnes) (born 1999), English rugby league footballer 
* [Sherrill Milnes](/source/Sherrill_Milnes) (born 1935), American baritone
* [Sidney Herbert Milnes](/source/Sidney_Herbert_Milnes) (c. 1880–1915), English rugby union footballer
* [Tom Milnes](/source/Tom_Milnes) (born 1992), English cricketer
* [Thomas Milnes](/source/Thomas_Milnes) (1870–1954), Canadian politician from Alberta
* [Thomas Milnes (sculptor)](/source/Thomas_Milnes_(sculptor)) (c.1810–1888), English sculptor
* [William Milnes Jr.](/source/William_Milnes_Jr.) (1827–1889), American politician and industrialist
* [William Milnes Marsden](/source/William_Milnes_Marsden), British solicitor and philatelist

== See also ==
* [Milnes Levick](/source/Milnes_Levick) (1825–1897), English/American actor, son of Eleanor Milnes
* [Mills (surname)](/source/Mills_(surname))
* [Miln](/source/Miln)
* [Milne (surname)](/source/Milne_(surname))
* [Milner (surname)](/source/Milner_(surname))
* [Mylne](/source/Mylne)

== References ==
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