Is Milson a common name in the FOD? (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, May 22, 2011, 02:01 (4942 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

I have no experience of this name, never heard of it before, however the following may be of interest as gleaned from t'internet:
1. It appears far more as a surname than first name. It's a very old (pre Domesday)Anglo Saxon name meaning "beloved" or "merciful", so a rather nice choice of firstname too ?
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/milson

2. There's a small rural village east of Ludlow called Milson.

3. Perhaps the most wellknown Milson was the Reverend Parkinson Milson, a "prominent" Primitive Methodist Minister active from 1843-1893. His life was published in a 400+ page book, so I presume he was a significant member of that religious movement. He was from & spent his Ministerial life throughout the Yorks/Lincs areas.
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Rev-Parkinson-Milson-Primitive/dp/1606020544/ref=sr_1_6?s=bo...

4. Perhaps because of this "famous" man, or perhaps just logically, statistically as a surname Milson was most prolific in 1881 in Yorks/Lincs and still is. However Bristol & Glamorgan (hence FoD?) are the next most common regions alongside Wilts & Cambs, clearly all agricultural areas, but were they Primitive Methodist areas ?. http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/default.aspx

5. Statistically Milson is not a common name at all within the Census', with only 48 being recorded nationally in 1841 peaking at 1304 in 1891(compared to 11,000 and 32,000 of us rather common Jones' for example).
http://www.your-family-history.com/m/milson-family-history.php

Hope this helps you ?.
Were your ancestors Primitive Methodists, or Yorkshire immigrants ?
Probably neither...