Mellis Surname

159,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Mellis 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.

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Mellis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6191:585,55647,866
England4701:118,54912,057
Scotland2481:21,5882,481
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Jamaica1851:15,5131,475
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Algeria1221:316,65230,563
Germany961:838,59960,830
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Chile731:241,3227,329
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Latvia661:31,0614,765
Greece591:187,79330,074
Hungary401:245,40719,663
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Israel231:372,07130,321
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Estonia191:69,56912,771
France171:3,907,219231,005
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Austria91:946,15970,786
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Wales51:618,90625,852
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4001:9,3581,217
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Mellis (159) may also be a first name.

Mellis 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.

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

Forms of Malise, which see. Gillemycell Malys, 'tailyoer,' is in record in 1481 (Rose, p. 146), and John Males was tenant in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 70). Robert Malies was tenant of Hiltoun of Birneth (Birnie) in 1565 (REM., p. 440), and in 1643 there is entry of payment for ale to John Malleis in Aberdeen (SCM., V, p. 161). The northern surname Lees is probably a curtailed form of this name. Elspet Malice was trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1655 (ROA., I, p. 233). George Malice in Tillieangus, 1730 (Aberdeen CR.), John Melish (1771-1822), geographer, was born in Perthshire, and David Meliss appears in Coupar of Angus, 1773 (Dunkeld). Maleis and Malis 1647, Melis 1751, Mellis 1657.

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

(Celtic + Hebrew) Servant or Disciple of Jesus [Gaelic Mad Iosa]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sweet.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Sweet, from Mel, honey, or Gaelic, milis, sweet, or from Milidh, a soldier.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mellis Last Name Facts

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

Mellis (Russian: Меллис) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,002nd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,654,844 people. Mellis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Mellis are found; 30 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 727,628th most common forename world-wide, borne by 159 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 585,556. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Scotland, where 9 percent are found.

Mellis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mellis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mellis surname rose 728 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 566 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mellis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mellis surname are 5.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mellis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning R 210,636 per year; in United States they earn 25.11% more than the national average, earning $53,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $53,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellish923,339/
Mellies921,170/
Mellios92952/
Melliss9222/
Mellais9219/
Melleis928/
Mellist922/
Melluis921/
Mellise921/
Melli918,300/
Melluish86510/
Melllish865/
Melliesh864/
Melluise861/
Mellheis861/
Melleish860/
Mellisch860/
Millis834,267/
Melles834,174/
Mellit831,102/
Mellia83554/
Mielli83375/
Mellid83372/
Mellie83211/
Melliz83116/
Mellio83101/
Mellai8374/
Mellix8357/
Meulli8335/
Muelli8328/
Melhli8320/
Mellei8314/
Moelli839/
Mellys838/
Myllis836/
Meelli835/
Mellih835/
Mehlli833/
Melliy832/
Mellhi832/
Melloi832/
Maelli831/
Mellij831/
Mellic830/
Mlis8088/
Mellhuish8019/
Mlli8015/
Mellisova809/
Mellese773,407/
Millois77475/
Millies77455/
Millios77144/
Melliez77135/
Mellesh77117/
Millais77116/
Millist77112/
Mellitt7758/
Mellich7755/
Melless7745/
Milliss7742/
Melleus7731/
Miollis7712/
Miellie779/
Mellice776/
Millish773/
Melloit772/
Mielles772/
Mellieh772/
Meelles771/
Melleas771/
Mellioy771/
Milliës771/
Mellest770/
Milleis770/
Myllies770/
Millise770/
Mella7346,129/
Milli739,214/
Melly737,978/
Melle735,304/
Mülli73200/
Mlise7322/
Mellé7317/
Mlies735/
Mliss735/
Mylli733/
Mlles733/
Mlais732/
Mellè732/
Mleis731/
Mellá731/
Mölli731/
Mlish731/
Mhlis731/
Mhlli731/
Mellesse7135/
Mehelios715/
Mellease711/
Milluish710/
Milleise710/
Meller6714,003/
Milles673,502/
Mellet673,238/
Millie671,373/
Melloy671,073/
Mielle67884/
Muelle67750/
Melley67703/
Myllys67653/
Millio67476/
Mellea67364/
Millei67327/
Miolli67311/
Mellec67307/
Mli67293/
Meulle67292/
Moelle67131/
Millia67130/
Melleu67112/
Mylles6772/
Melleş6772/
Millai6759/
Mellay6753/
Melleh6742/
Millui6740/
Millip6736/
Millit6731/
Muilli6727/
Mellee6725/
Mellya6722/
Mielly6721/
Maelle6720/
Millix6715/
Miella6715/
Meelle6711/
Millic679/
Myslli679/
Millii678/
Melleš677/
Mmella676/
Mellyt675/
Mellaa674/
Meella673/
Milliy673/
Mellla672/
Millès672/
Mellez672/
M'Liss671/
Melled671/
Muulli671/
Myllai671/
Muellesch671/
Milloi671/
Melleç671/
Mellyo671/
Mellée671/
Müllei671/
Melletshe671/
Mellly671/
Mülles671/
Mhlies671/
Myllie670/
Mleish670/
Mleise670/
Millys670/

Mellis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mellis in the Russian language
Меллисmellis-

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