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Muller

Muller is a surname of German origin, an anglicized form of the German occupational name Müller, meaning "mill worker" or "miller." The surname identifies an ancestor who operated a mill, a common occupation in medieval and early modern Europe. The standard German spelling is Müller; forms without the umlaut, such as Muller or Mueller, are common in English-speaking countries and in regions where umlauts are not used.

Variants include Muller and Mueller, with Mueller often representing an English or American adaptation. In Dutch,

Today, Müller remains one of the most common surnames in German-speaking countries, and its anglicized forms

See also: Müller, Mueller, and Muller as spellings of the same name.

the
surname
can
appear
as
Muller
as
well.
The
name
spread
widely
through
German,
Dutch,
and
Swiss
emigration
to
the
Americas
and
other
parts
of
the
world,
where
diacritics
are
frequently
dropped
or
altered.
are
frequently
encountered
in
the
United
States,
Canada,
Australia,
and
beyond.
Like
many
occupational
surnames,
Muller/Müller
has
diversified
into
unrelated
family
lines
and
is
associated
with
a
wide
range
of
individuals
across
science,
arts,
politics,
and
sport,
rather
than
with
a
single
lineage.