Mühle: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Mühle, so the heraldry linked to Müller is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

Search old registers for Mühle and you will soon meet Müller too. In origin, the name means “Miller”.

Records show Mühle as one of the forms Müller took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Mulder, Mueller and Müllers. About 313 people in the United States were recorded as Mühle in 2010, placing it 63,698 on the national list.

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