Mellish Surname
Approximately 3,339 people bear this surname
Mellish 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 SurnameMellish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,282 | 1:43,462 | 5,527 |
| United States | 757 | 1:478,810 | 40,592 |
| Canada | 466 | 1:79,068 | 8,865 |
| Liberia | 244 | 1:18,068 | 1,842 |
| Australia | 184 | 1:146,716 | 15,637 |
| New Zealand | 133 | 1:34,048 | 5,884 |
| Jamaica | 71 | 1:40,422 | 2,599 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:49,120 | 4,600 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 602 | 1:40,491 | 5,142 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Mellish (31) may also be a first name.
Mellish 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.
(Celtic + Hebrew) v. Mellis, (English) an assimilated form of Melhuish, q.v.
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.
Mellish Demographics
Average Male Mellish Height
172.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mellish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mellish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mellish occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mellish? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 134,786th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,182,553 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Mellish are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Mellish is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 31 people.
The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 43,462. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Hampshire, where 9 percent reside and Essex, where 6 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.
Mellish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mellish has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mellish last name expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 394 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mellish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mellish surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.06% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mellish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning R 258,960 per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $48,797 CAD per year.
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