Mellon Surname

51,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Mellon Surname Definition:

Forms of Ó Mealláin; MIF 172

Mellon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8831:61,6117,220
England9861:56,5096,831
France6281:105,76915,626
Canada5571:66,1507,666
Scotland5311:10,0831,394
Northern Ireland2651:6,9621,224
Australia2511:107,55312,029
Ireland2411:19,5392,033
Seychelles941:983240
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Wales321:96,7047,743
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3931:11,2721,563
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:61,7107,184
Scotland2371:15,7941,729
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6461:30,5103,682

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Radulphus Meloan, Normandy 1180-95, and the fief of Mellon, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Millun, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Mellon Last Name Facts

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

Mellon (Arabic: ميلون, Russian: Меллон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mellon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,513th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 732,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Mellon are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 73,402nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,620 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,883 people, or 1 in 61,611. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Mellon exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Mellon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mellon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mellon last name grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 39 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mellon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mellon surname are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.99% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellone924,033/
Mellion92465/
Moellon92279/
Mellong9227/
Melloun9223/
Miellon9218/
Melloon9213/
Mellond928/
Maellon922/
Melloin921/
Mellyon921/
Meullon920/
Meellon920/
Muellon920/
Meullion8683/
Miellion864/
Muellion861/
Mellonne861/
Mellione861/
Mehllohn861/
Mellhone860/
Millon836,667/
Mellan831,014/
Mellom83182/
Mellun8316/
Mellão838/
Mellán834/
Mllhon831/
Mlon8017/
Million7762,283/
Melland77919/
Millone77448/
Mellang77187/
Mellian77144/
Milloen7763/
Millhon7742/
Mellahn7734/
Melloum7728/
Millong7713/
Myllion7711/
Mellung778/
Melliun777/
Mellane776/
Millyon775/
Milloin774/
Mellyan773/
Muellan772/
Milloun772/
Myllong771/
Mellant771/
Mellann770/
Miellan770/
Melluin770/
Mellionová752/
Mlong7312/
Mlone7311/
Mloen7310/
Mllan738/
Mhlon732/
Mleon731/
Mloun731/
Millhone71148/
Millione71111/
Mellahan7184/
Melliang7161/
Melliand7148/
Melliant7115/
Milliong7111/
Milliont714/
Millosin713/
Millyong712/
Millhotn711/
Millhoun711/
Milliond711/
Milloing711/
Mellasin711/
Mellyane711/
Mellhahn710/
Milloine710/
Millan67166,382/
Millán671,290/
Mellam671,197/
Mellum67956/
Mellassen67199/
Millàn6730/
Millom6726/
Müllan6726/
Millón6723/
Mhlong676/
Mellanová675/
Mlocin674/
Myllan673/
Millonova671/
Millun671/
Hmlone671/
Millão671/
Mellangue671/
Mellassin671/
Meheloune671/
Míllán671/
Mlotyn671/

Mellon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mellon in the Russian language
Меллонmellon-
Mellon in the Arabic language
ميلونmylwn-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mellon
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