Melhuish Surname
Approximately 2,770 people bear this surname
Melhuish Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Melhuish,' a place in Devon.
William de Melehywis, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Melewis, Devon, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameMelhuish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,294 | 1:43,059 | 5,480 |
| Australia | 650 | 1:41,532 | 5,326 |
| United States | 282 | 1:1,285,315 | 90,259 |
| Wales | 155 | 1:19,965 | 2,115 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 1:33,793 | 5,839 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 773 | 1:31,533 | 4,186 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Melhuish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Melhuish,' a place in Devon.
William de Melehywis, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Melewis, Devon, ibid.
Elinora de Melhywys, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1674. Married — Robert Mellish and Anne Smith: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Driving through Dalton-in-Furness in Oct. 1887, I saw 'Mellish' over a small shop in the Marketplace. I wondered how it had got there. The mystery was easily explained. The town is largely peopled with Cornishmen, who work at the iron-ore mines.
(English) belonging to Melhuish = (prob.) the Mill-Huish [Old English myln, a mill,: v.
Huish]
Hals mentions these, among five others, as the names of the chief inhabitants of Penrin in Gluvias. He says, "The name Melhuish is local, viz., from the barton or tenement of Melhuish, near Kirton in Devon, which signifies a lark-bird, or larks." The Cornish has certainly melhuez, a lark, which Pryce derives from mel-huez, a sweet breath; or, says he, the bird may perhaps be so named from pelhudz, a high flight. The local name however can hardly be derived from a lark; and the last syllable is probably from wich, wick, a dwelling. Mellhuish, Mellish, Mehuish, and Mellows would seem to be the same name.
Melhuish or Melluish is a very ancient Devonshire name. In the Hundred Rolls we read of Elenora de Melhywys, of Melhywys, a seat in the barony of Okehampton. Thomas Melhinche of this county (evidently a misprint for Melhuishe) contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (Sp.). A gentle family of Melhuish resided at Witheridge in the 16th and 17th centuries (W.). Richard Melhuish was a Tiverton churchwarden in 1656 (D.). Richard Melhuish was mayor of Barnstaple in 1708 (G.). The name still occurs in Witheridge and Tiverton.
Melhuish Demographics
Average Male Melhuish Height
181.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Melhuish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melhuish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melhuish is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Melhuish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melhuish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 157,844th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,630,883 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Melhuish live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.
It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,294 people, or 1 in 43,059. In England Melhuish is mostly found in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Devon, where 10 percent are found and Somerset, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Melhuish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melhuish has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 738 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melhuish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Melhuish are 10.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.92% being registered with the party.
The amount Melhuish earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.38% more than the national average, earning R 369,240 per year; in United States they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning $50,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.18% more than the national average, earning $69,151 CAD per year.
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