Millsap or Millsaps is a surname of

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origin. Derived from a nickname for a "spiritless man", the name is borrowed from

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for ''milksop'', meaning "piece of bread soaked in milk". It has been suggested that it may have been an occupational name for a farmer who dealt with milk products. A variant, Millsop, is also derived from similar origins, and is found in

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ...

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County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

Places

Millsap, Texas Millsap is a town in Parker County, Texas, United States. Its population was 403 at the 2010 census. History Originally, Millsap was established as a relay station on the stagecoach route that ran from Weatherford to Palo Pinto. The town was ...

Education

Millsaps College Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History The college was founded in 1889–90 by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster M ...

, liberal arts college located in Jackson, Mississippi **

Millsaps Majors The Millsaps Majors is the nickname for the sports teams of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and their colors are purple and white. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Athletic Association. Men participate in base ...

, sports teams in the athletic program of Millsaps College above *

Millsap Independent School District Millsap Independent School District is a public school district based in Millsap, Texas (USA). Millsap ISD covers a area in west central Parker County, approximately nine miles east of Mineral Wells and fifteen miles (24 km) west of Wea ...

, public school district based in Millsap, Texas **

Millsap High School Millsap High School is a public high school located in Millsap, Texas, United States. It is part of the Millsap Independent School District serving students in southwest Parker County and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. In 2013, the ...

, public high school part of the Millsap Independent School District schools

Persons

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Elijah Millsap Elijah Millsap (born August 12, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of ...

(born 1987), American international basketball player of American-Filipino origin *

Paul Millsap Paul Millsap (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by ...

(born 1985), American NBA basketball player *

Roger Millsap Roger Ellis Millsap (November 18, 1954 – May 9, 2014) was an American psychometrician known for his research on measurement invariance. Millsap was born on November 18, 1954 in Olympia, Washington. He was the only child of Max Ellis Millsap, w ...

(1954–2014), American psychometrician ;Millsaps *

Jesse Jackson Millsaps Jesse Jackson Millsaps (March 26, 1827 - January 9, 1900) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a farmer, and a state legislator who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives representing Van Buren County, Arkansa ...

(1827-1900), Arkansas politician * Patrick N. Millsaps (born 1973), American lawyer *

Reuben Webster Millsaps Reuben Webster Millsaps (May 30, 1833 - June 28, 1916) was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist. Early years Reuben Webster Millsaps was born on May 30, 1833 in Pleasant Valley, Copiah County, Mississippi.William Millsaps William Wesley Millsaps (born December 19, 1939) is a Continuing Anglican bishop. He is bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church. He is the rector of Christ Church in Monteagle, Tennessee, and Presiding bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Chur ...

(born 1939), bishop of the Episcopal Missionary Church

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