The origin of the name MILLER is English and the Coat of Arms contains An ermine shield with a red fess between three blue wolves' heads erased. The Crest is A blue wolf's head erased, collared ermine. The family motto is Mea spes est in Deo.
The origin of the name MILLER is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains Silver with a red cross. The Crest is A right hand with first and second fingers pointing upward. The family motto is Manent optima coelo.
Spelling variations include: Miller, Millar, Myllar, Mylar, Millare, Myllair and many more.
First found in Dumfriesshire, where the MILLER family was seated from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Millar, who arrived in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1705; Daniel Millar, who settled in Maryland in 1714; George Millar, who was recorded as a runaway servant, convict, or slave in Delaware in 1754.
