Also FWIW
I am aware of some scuttlebutt surrounding the pronunciation of the name 'Milne' as 'Mill'
- and the addition of the 'S' to signify 'son of'
All seem to keep to the Ayrshire area, except for one woman (of the generation that crossed the Atlantic) that was from Morayshire. The family name of the other women are, if not mistaken, traditionally from Aberdeenshire, and in the case of 'Jamison' from Bute. I also notice there is a town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae, which would substantiate a topographical aspect to the patronymic. However, I believe this area is, or was, of Gaelic inhabitants, Port a'Mhuilinn, and I have no reason the believe the males were Gaels, due to the fact that, at some point we became Covenanters.
tbc
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