Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɪl.tən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from an English place name meaning "mill town" in Old English. A famous bearer was John Milton (1608-1674), the poet who wrote "Paradise Lost". Related NamesDetails Rootsmille + tunGiven Name DescendantMilton(English) Categories Blues Hall of Fame inductees, isograms, poets, rhetoricians, towns