Mellody Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mellody Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. The same as Mellodew. All the forms are confined to Lancashire, and Yorkshire, where 'Merydewe' existed in the 14th century; v. Merridew.

'Margaret Mellodey took Bishop's prize for religious knowledge': Manchester Courier, June 7, 1886.

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Mellody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
England971:574,41334,909
Australia291:930,88655,860
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Mellody (1,163) may also be a first name.

Mellody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. The same as Mellodew. All the forms are confined to Lancashire, and Yorkshire, where 'Merydewe' existed in the 14th century; v. Merridew.

'Margaret Mellodey took Bishop's prize for religious knowledge': Manchester Courier, June 7, 1886.

(2) Nick, for a singer or minstrel; Middle English melodie, an air, a tune.

Richard Melodie, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1550. Married — William Spencer and Margaret Melledy: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

Mellody Last Name Facts

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

Mellody is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellody? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 602,749th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. The last name Mellody occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Mellody live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. Mellody is also the 232,985th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,163 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 1,047,569. In The United States Mellody is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Mellody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mellody has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mellody surname rose 665 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mellody Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Mellody are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Mellody earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellodey9320/
Mellodhy931/
Mellady86219/
Melledy8614/
Mellodi864/
Mellode863/
Melloda862/
Mlody8367/
Melladay8071/
Mellodge8021/
Melloudj802/
Melloudi801/
Mellodee801/
Melleday800/
Melledey800/
Mellada7197/
Mellade7145/
Melladi7118/
Millady718/
Melledi713/
Milledy711/
Mlady67338/
Milloudi6715/
Mlodi677/
Mlode675/
Melliada674/
Milloide671/
Millouda671/
Mloda671/
Melleedi671/

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