Mellon Surname
Approximately 9,950 people bear this surname
Mellon Surname Definition:
Forms of Ó Mealláin; MIF 172
Mellon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,883 | 1:61,611 | 7,220 |
| England | 986 | 1:56,509 | 6,831 |
| France | 628 | 1:105,769 | 15,626 |
| Canada | 557 | 1:66,150 | 7,666 |
| Scotland | 531 | 1:10,083 | 1,394 |
| Northern Ireland | 265 | 1:6,962 | 1,224 |
| Australia | 251 | 1:107,553 | 12,029 |
| Ireland | 241 | 1:19,539 | 2,033 |
| Seychelles | 94 | 1:983 | 240 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 393 | 1:11,272 | 1,563 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 395 | 1:61,710 | 7,184 |
| Scotland | 237 | 1:15,794 | 1,729 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,646 | 1:30,510 | 3,682 |
Mellon (7,620) may also be a first name.
Mellon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Forms of Ó Mealláin; MIF 172
(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.
Radulphus Meloan, Normandy 1180-95, and the fief of Mellon, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Millun, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Mellon Demographics
Average Male Mellon Height
177.65 cm
Average Female Mellon Height
161.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mellon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mellon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mellon (Arabic: ميلون, Russian: Меллон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mellon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,513th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 732,417 people. The surname Mellon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Mellon live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 73,402nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 7,620 people.
The surname Mellon is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,883 people, or 1 in 61,611. In The United States Mellon is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 67 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Mellon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mellon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 39 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mellon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mellon last name is principally Catholic (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mellon surname are 12.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.99% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mellon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.3% more than the national average, earning R 556,788 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $57,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mellon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mellon in the Russian language | ||
| Меллон | mellon | - |
| Mellon in the Arabic language | ||
| ميلون | mylwn | - |
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Mellon Reference & Research
Melton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Melton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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