Melling Surname

73,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

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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Melling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8591:14,4382,131
United States1,3121:276,26425,830
Australia4001:67,4898,035
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
France1231:540,02273,838
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Wales661:46,8874,434
Norway641:80,34811,180
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Guernsey371:1,742400
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belize11:355,4743,977
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8531:13,1551,986
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellings93338/
Moelling93103/
Muelling9391/
Mellling938/
Meelling933/
Mehlling930/
Mellin924,847/
Moehlling881/
Milling863,400/
Mellina861,657/
Mellink86470/
Mellion86465/
Mülling86333/
Mölling86206/
Mellien8675/
Melleng8661/
Megling8621/
Miellin8617/
Muellin869/
Meellin862/
Maellin861/
Moellin860/
Melluin860/
Mellind860/
Mling83303/
Melng831/
Mllng831/
Melln830/
Millings80517/
Milliong8011/
Mellengs801/
Millingh800/
Mellen774,893/
Millin773,073/
Meglin77315/
Mellim77225/
Mellyn77113/
Mellén7732/
Muelln7713/
Mhling774/
Måling774/
M'Ling774/
Mielln771/
Myllin771/
Mellín771/
Mehlng771/
Mlin73524/
Meln7384/
Mlng731/
Million7162,283/
Millien717,132/
Millina71193/
Mögling71193/
Muellen7132/
Mellent7127/
Meullen7126/
Mellyna7125/
Myllien7120/
Migling7116/
Myllion7111/
Miellen7111/
Muillin719/
Milläng715/
Meeglin715/
Myllina714/
Moellen714/
Mølleng714/
Müllingová713/
Műllingová713/
Milleng712/
Mellinkova711/
Maellen711/
Mellenk711/
Mellyon711/
Mysllin711/
Millimn711/
Millinn710/
Millngk710/
Mellenn710/
Millint710/
Mmillin710/
Mellynn710/
Milln67793/
Melne67648/
Mülln67171/
M'Lin67158/
Mlink6724/
Mölln6712/
Mlina6711/
Mleng678/
Melhn677/
Mellenne674/
Moeln672/
Melnk672/
Millyong672/
Mlinn672/
Mlyng672/
Mllen671/
Milliaen671/
Melnn671/
Mlien671/
Mlind671/
Milng671/
Melìn671/
Mehln671/
Mlngh671/
Millinck670/
Hmlin670/
Maeln670/

Melling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melling in the Russian language
Меллингmelling-

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