Mellison Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Mellison Surname Definition:

Conjectured to be "the son of Mallet." See Mallet.

Mellison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Norway101:514,22941,629
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Mellison (71) may also be a first name.

Mellison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Conjectured to be "the son of Mallet." See Mallet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mellison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mellison (Russian: Меллисон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellison? popularity and diffusion

Mellison is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Mellison reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mellison is also the 1,152,838th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 71 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Mellison is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 41 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and Norway, where 9 percent live.

Mellison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mellison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mellison last name grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mellison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mellison surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mellison earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning 388,262 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $37,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mellison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mellison in the Russian language
Меллисонmellison-

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