Melling Surname
Approximately 6,701 people bear this surname
Melling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Melling': (1) an extensive parish in North Lancashire, six miles from Kirkby Lonsdale; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Halsall, six miles from Ormskirk. This has manifestly been the chief source.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,859 | 1:14,438 | 2,131 |
| United States | 1,312 | 1:276,264 | 25,830 |
| Australia | 400 | 1:67,489 | 8,035 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:46,887 | 4,434 |
| Norway | 64 | 1:80,348 | 11,180 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:99,145 | 6,812 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,853 | 1:13,155 | 1,986 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 132 | 1:380,445 | 28,529 |
Melling (72) may also be a first name.
Melling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Melling': (1) an extensive parish in North Lancashire, six miles from Kirkby Lonsdale; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Halsall, six miles from Ormskirk. This has manifestly been the chief source.
Robertus Mellyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Richard Mellinge, 1602: Guild Rolls, Preston.
Alexander Mellinge, CI. ejus, 1602: ibid.
Reginald Melling, of Liverpool, 1572: Wills at Chester.
John Melling, of Chorley, 1614: ibid.
John Melling, of Skelmersdale, parish of Ormskirk: ibid.
John Melling, of the parish of Mellinge, 1583: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Robert Melling, of Hallett, parish of Melling. 1622: ibid.
Probably from Melling in Lancashire. Magister Walter de Melling witnessed the confirmation charter of the church of Wiscytun (Wiston) to the Abbey of Kelso, c. 1260 (Kelso, 339). Walter de Melling, probably the same person, witnessed resignation of the patronage of the church of Killosbern, 1278 (ibid., 341). Walter Mealing was dwelling in the Castleget of Aberdeen, 1597 (SCM., I, p. 89), John Meling was admitted burgess there in 1611 (NSCM., I, p. 110), and James Meling in Denmyln is in record in 1633 (SCM., 111, p. 113). David Melline, witness in Elgin, 1661 (Rec. Elgin, II, p. 298). Mealine 1661. (2) in Shetland this surname may represent Melville.
(English) belonging to Melling = (the Settlement of) the MæL- Tribe [Domesday Melinge; Anglo-Saxon *Mǽlingas-mǽl, a sword, also talk, speech + the pl. (dat. pl. -ing-um) of the son suff. -ing]
(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.
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Melling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melling (Russian: Меллинг) is found most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melling? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melling is the 73,474th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,087,531 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Melling live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,143,416th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,859 people, or 1 in 14,438. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent are found, Lancashire, where 21 percent are found and Merseyside, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Melling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melling has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Melling surname expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 994 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 164 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Melling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Melling last name are 12.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Melling earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning 324,186 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $46,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $54,366 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melling in the Russian language | ||
| Меллинг | melling | - |
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