Müller ( surname ) - wikipedia Müller ( surname ) The German word Müller means `` miller '' ( as a profession ). It is the most common family surname in Germany, Switzerland, and the French départements of Bas - Rhin and Moselle ( with the spelling Müller, Mueller or Muller ) and is the fifth most common surname in Austria ( see List of the most common surnames in Europe ). Other forms are `` Miller '' ( mainly Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland ) and `` Möller '' ( Northern and Central Germany and The Netherlands ). Of the various family coats of arms that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels. Contents 1 A -- F 2 G -- H 3 I -- K 4 L -- O 5 P -- Z 6 See also 7 References A -- F Achim Müller ( born 1938 ), German chemist Adam Müller ( 1779 -- 1829 ), German political economist and theorist of the state Adolf Müller ( industrialist ) ( 1857 -- 1932 ), Croatian industrialist, manufacturer and entrepreneur Alfred Müller ( disambiguation ), multiple people Andy Müller - Maguhn ( born 1971 ), German computer expert ( Chaos Computer Club ) Caroline Müller ( mezzo - soprano ) ( 1755 -- 1826 ), Danish / Swedish mezzo - soprano, singer, actress Caroline Müller ( born 1964 ), Dutch - German pop - singer, known as C.C. Catch Dieter Müller ( born 1954 ), German football player Dirk Müller ( disambiguation ), several persons Eduard Müller ( disambiguation ), several persons Erwin Wilhelm Müller ( 1911 -- 1977 ), German physicist Filinto Müller ( 1900 -- 1973 ), Brazilian politician and police chief Filip Müller ( 1922 -- 2013 ), Holocaust survivor Frank Müller ( born 1968 ), German decathlete Friedrich Müller ( disambiguation ), several persons Fritz Müller ( 1821 -- 1897 ), German - born Brazilian naturalist Fritz Müller ( doctor ) ( 1834 -- 1895 ), Swiss doctor, zoologist, and herpetologist Fritz Müller ( rugby player ), German rugby union international G -- H George Müller ( 1805 -- 1898 ), Christian benefactor and missionary Georg Elias Müller ( 1850 -- 1934 ), German experimental psychologist Gerhard Friedrich Müller ( 1705 -- 1783 ), Russian historian of German descent Gerhard Ludwig Müller ( born 1947 ), German cardinal Gerd Müller ( born 1945 ), German football player Gerd Müller ( politician ) ( born 1955 ), German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gilles Müller ( born 1983 ), Luxembourgian professional tennis player Günter Müller ( born 1954 ), German jazz percussionist Gustav Müller ( 1851 -- 1925 ), German astronomer Gustav `` Gustl '' Müller ( 1903 -- 1989 ), German Nordic combined and cross-country skier Hanno Müller - Brachmann ( born 1970 ), German baritone Hans Müller ( disambiguation ), name of several persons Heiner Müller ( 1929 -- 1995 ), German dramatist Heinrich Müller ( Gestapo ) ( 1900 -- 1945 ), German Nazi official, wartime Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller ( TV presenter ) ( born 1946 ), Swiss television presenter and musician Heinrich Müller ( physiologist ) ( 1820 -- 1864 ), German physiologist Herbert Müller ( racing driver ) ( 1940 -- 1981 ), Swiss race car driver Hermann Müller ( disambiguation ), name of several persons Herta Müller ( born 1953 ), Romanian - born German novelist and poet on Communism I -- K Inge Müller ( 1925 -- 1966 ), German poet Ivo Müller, convicted perpetrator in the Vítkov arson attack of 2009 Jens Müller ( pilot ) ( 1917 -- 1999 ), Norwegian World War II pilot, POW and survivor of the `` Great Escape '' from Stalag Luft III Jens Müller ( luger ) ( born 1965 ), German luger Jochum Nicolay Müller Danish ( Norwegian ) Naval Officer born 1775 in Trondheim Joel Müller ( 1827 -- 1895 ), German rabbi Joël Müller ( born 1952 ), former football player and manager, currently working as a technical director for FC Metz Johann Gotthard von Müller ( 1747 -- 1830 ), German engraver, and his son, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Müller ( 1782 -- 1816 ), engraver Johann Heinrich Jakob Müller ( 1809 -- 1875 ), German physicist Johannes Müller ( disambiguation ), several persons Jörg Müller ( born 1969 ), German race car driver Jörg Müller ( cyclist ) ( born 1961 ), Swiss track cyclist and road bicycle racer Josef Müller ( CSU politician ) ( 1898 -- 1979 ), German politician and resistance member Josef Müller ( entomologist ) ( 1880 -- 1964 ), Croatian entomologist Julius Müller ( disambiguation ), several people Julius Müller ( theologian ) ( 1801 -- 1878 ), German Protestant theologian Jürgen Müller ( born 1963 ), German neurologist and forensic psychiatrist Karl Müller ( astronomer ) ( 1866 -- 1942 ), Czechoslovakian government official and amateur astronomer Karl Alexander Müller ( born 1927 ), Swiss physicist, 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics Karl H. Müller ( born 1953 ), Austrian social scientist Karl Otfried Müller ( 1797 -- 1840 ), German scholar of Spartan culture Karl von Müller ( 1873 -- 1923 ), German naval officer, captain of SMS Emden Klaus Müller ( disambiguation ), name of several persons Kurt Müller ( footballer ) ( born 1948 ), Swiss international footballer L -- O Lena Müller ( born 1987 ), German rower Leo Müller ( 1894 -- 1941 ), Croatian industrialist and philanthropist killed during the Holocaust Leopold Müller ( 1908 -- 1988 ), Austrian tunneling engineer Leopold Müller ( painter ) ( 1834 -- 1892 ), Austrian genre painter Lillian Müller ( born 1951 ), Norwegian model and actress Lorenz Müller, ( 1868 -- 1953 ), German herpetologist Lucian Müller ( 1836 -- 1898 ), German classical scholar Ludwig Müller ( disambiguation ), several persons Maler Müller ( 1749 -- 1825 ), German poet, dramatist and painter, really Friedrich Müller Margit Müller ( born 1952 ), German field hockey player Maria Müller ( 1898 -- 1958 ), Austrian soprano Martin Müller ( disambiguation ), several people Martina Müller ( footballer ) ( born 1980 ), German footballer Martina Müller ( tennis ), ( born 1982 ), German professional tennis player Matthias Müller ( disambiguation ), several persons Maurice Edmond Müller ( 1918 -- 2009 ), Swiss orthopedic surgeon Max Müller ( disambiguation ), several people Müller ( footballer ) ( born 1966 ), Brazilian footballer nicknamed Müller Niclas Müller ( 1809 -- 1875 ), German - American poet Norman Müller ( born 1985 ), German decathlete Otto Friedrich Müller ( 1730 -- 1784 ), Danish naturalist P -- Z Paul Heinrich Theodor Müller ( 1896 -- ? ? ), German SS - Obersturmführer and Schutzhaftlagerführer Paul Hermann Müller ( 1899 -- 1965 ), Swiss chemist, 1948 Nobel Prize in Medicine Patrick Müller ( born 1976 ), Swiss footballer Peter Müller ( politician ) ( born 1955 ), Minister - President of the state of Saarland, Germany Peter Müller ( skier ) ( born 1957 ), Swiss alpine skier competing in the 1980s Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller ( 1725 -- 1776 ), German zoologist Renate Müller ( 1906 -- 1937 ), German actress Richard Müller ( singer ) ( born 1961 ), Slovak singer and musician Robert Müller ( 1980 -- 2009 ), German ice hockey player Rosmarie Müller ( born 1958 ), Swiss long - distance runner Salomon Müller ( 1804 -- 1864 ), German naturalist Sándor Müller, Hungarian footballer Shulamith Muller ( 1922 -- 1978 ). South African lawyer, communist, and anti-apartheid activist Silke Müller ( born 1978 ), German field hockey player Sophie Müller ( 1803 -- 1830 ), German and Austrian stage actress Susanne Müller ( born 1972 ), German field hockey player Theo Müller ( born 1940 ), German businessman Thomas Müller ( disambiguation ), several people Torsten Müller ( born 1962 ), German agroscientist Torsten Müller ( musician ) ( born 1957 ), German Urban Müller, Swiss computer programmer, creator of the brainfuck programming language Vincenz Müller ( 1894 -- 1961 ), German soldier and politician Vladimir Müller ( 1880 -- before 1943 ), Russian lexicographer and medieval dramaturgy scholar Walter Andreas Müller ( born 1945 ), Swiss actor and comedian Walther Müller ( 1905 -- 1979 ), German physicist Walther Otto Müller ( 1833 -- 1887 ), German botanist Wenzel Müller ( 1767 -- 1835 ), Austrian composer Wilhelm Müller ( 1794 -- 1827 ), German poet William James Müller ( 1812 -- 1845 ), English artist Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter ( 1816 -- 1873 ), German novelist and poet Wolfgang Philipp Müller ( born 1966 ), German founder of VDM Publishing Xeno Müller ( born 1972 ), Swiss rower See also Mueller Müller ( disambiguation ) Surnames associated with the occupation of miller Germanic Miller Millman Millar Milner Millner Molenaar Moeller Moller ( Möller ) Møller Mulder Mueller Muller Müller Romance Dumoulin Desmoulins ( De Moulins, Demoulins ) Meunier Moleiro Molinaro Molinero Morar Morariu Moraru Moulin Slavic Melnyk Melnik Melnick Melnikov Melnychuk Miroshnichenko Mlinarić Mlinar Mlynár Mlynář Młynarz, Młynarski, Młynarczyk Other Mölder, Molnár, Mylläri ( surname ) References Jump up ^ Site of le journal des femmes : surnames repartition in the different départements Surname list This page lists people with the surname Müller. 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Question: where does the last name muller come from
Answer: German