Mellen Surname

97,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Mellen Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.

Mellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4881:103,91611,437
Kenya3241:142,53111,485
Germany1991:404,55037,233
Canada1921:191,90418,895
England1571:354,89225,525
Slovakia1231:43,3868,178
Spain861:543,62826,445
Australia561:482,06636,890
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Wales291:106,7088,358
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Liberia111:400,77620,681
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Palau11:21,643223
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2571:39,9514,696

The alternate forms: Mellén (32) are calculated separately.

Mellen (2,385) may also be a first name.

Mellen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mellen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mellen (Russian: Меллен) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as: Mellén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellen? popularity and diffusion

Mellen is the 97,071st most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,489,382 people. The last name Mellen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mellen reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mellen is also the 152,025th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 2,385 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,488 people, or 1 in 103,916. In The United States Mellen is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Mellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mellen last name rose 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mellen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mellen last name are 10.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.45% less than the national average, earning R 101,124 per year; in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $48,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $49,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellén9432/
Mellien9275/
Melleng9261/
Muellen9232/
Mellent9227/
Meullen9226/
Miellen9211/
Moellen924/
Maellen921/
Mellenk921/
Mellenn920/
Mllen911/
Melln910/
Mellenne864/
Millen839,486/
Mellin834,847/
Mellem831,365/
Müllen83133/
Mellyn83113/
Møllen8380/
Muelln8313/
Möllen838/
Myllen838/
Mielln831/
Mellín831/
Mellenová80121/
Meln8084/
Mellenova8016/
Mlen809/
Millien777,132/
Melling776,701/
Mellina771,657/
Mellion77465/
Milloen7763/
Millend7742/
Åmellem7735/
Mellyna7725/
Myllien7720/
Miellin7717/
Muellin779/
Muillen777/
Mølleng774/
Millent773/
Mesllem773/
Meellin772/
Milleng772/
Milleen771/
Muullen771/
Milllen771/
Millenn771/
Mellyon771/
Maellin771/
Moellin770/
Millhen770/
Milluen770/
Melluin770/
Mellind770/
Mellynn770/
Milln73793/
Melne73648/
Mælen73173/
Mülln73171/
Målen7342/
Mölln7312/
Mloen7310/
Mleng738/
Melhn737/
Mlene735/
Moeln732/
Mlehn732/
Melnk732/
Melnn731/
Mlien731/
Melng731/
Mlend731/
Melìn731/
Mehln731/
Mllng731/
Maeln730/
Mellling718/
Meelling713/
Milliaen711/
Mehlling710/
Millin673,073/
Meglin67315/
Mellim67225/
Mln6766/
Måleng6765/
Mæhlen6757/
Millem6755/
Müllem6753/
Millne6738/
Myllem6728/
Millén6713/
Mæleng676/
Måhlen672/
Myllin671/
Mehlng671/
Myllén671/
Mïllän671/
Millyn671/
Mlenck670/

Mellen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mellen in the Russian language
Мелленmellen-

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Mellen Reference & Research

Melton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Melton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mellen
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