Milnes is a surname of British and Scottish origin, a variant of the surname Mills.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Eric Milnes (born 1959), American harpsichordist, organist and conductor
- Fred Milnes (1878–1946), English footballer
- Richard Slater Milnes (1759–1804), English politician
- Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, English poet and politician
- Robert Milnes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rodney Milnes (1936–2015), English opera critic and musicologist
- Sherrill Milnes, American baritone famous for his Verdi roles
- Thomas Milnes (1870–1954), Canadian politician
- Thomas Milnes (sculptor) (c. 1810 – 1888), English sculptor
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edit- ^ Milnes Name Meaning and History, citing Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.