Where Does the Milgrim Surname Come From?

Genealogists group Milgrim with Milgram. In origin, the name means “Someone who came from Malham (stony place) in Yorkshire”.

Family crest and blazon

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

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Milgram was also written Milgrim.

The 2010 US Census counted 262 people named Milgrim, ranking it number 73,911 among American surnames. Want more than a summary? See the Milgrim family name pack.