Melburn Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Melburn Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Melbourne = (prob.) the Mill - Brook [Old English myln + burne] Lord Melbourne, after whom the capital of Victoria was called, took his title from the Derbyshire Melbourne.

Melburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada551:669,92054,285
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Melburn (464) may also be a first name.

Melburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Melbourne = (prob.) the Mill - Brook [Old English myln + burne] Lord Melbourne, after whom the capital of Victoria was called, took his title from the Derbyshire Melbourne.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Melburn Last Name Facts

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

Melburn (Russian: Мельбурн) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melburn? popularity and diffusion

Melburn is the 1,565,797th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Melburn live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 395,684th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 464 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 669,920. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 89 percent live, Saskatchewan, where 7 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Melburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melburn surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melburn last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Melburn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.62% more than the national average, earning $52,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melbourn93182/
Melburnn9325/
Melburne937/
Melburrn931/
Mellburn931/
Melbourne885,387/
Mellbourn8817/
Milburn8619,873/
Melborn8616/
Mylburn861/
Mellbourne827/
Milbourn801,639/
Millburn80567/
Milburne8062/
Mellborn801/
Hmilburn800/
Milbourne752,607/
Millbourn7598/
Millburne756/
Milburndt750/
Milborn71109/
Millbourne7152/
Möllborn6727/
Millborn672/
Milbornn670/
Milworn5717/

Melburn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melburn in the Russian language
Мельбурнmelburn-

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