Mildenhall

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Milda or middel (“middle”) + healh (“nook, corner, angle”).

Proper noun

Mildenhall (countable and uncountable, plural Mildenhalls)

1. A small market town and civil parish (Mildenhall High Town Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL7175).
2. A small village and civil parish near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2169).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mildenhall is the 157234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 103 individuals. Mildenhall is most common among White (96.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mildenhall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 589.