McMellin Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McMellin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McMellin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

McMellin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McMellin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McMellin is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMellin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname McMellin is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of McMellin live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The surname McMellin is most common in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is mostly found in: Hertfordshire, where 67 percent live, Cumbria, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 17 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Scotland, where 27 percent live.

McMellin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McMellin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McMellin last name declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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