Mellowes Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Mellowes Surname Definition:
Mellows is stated by Barber to be a variant of Mellis, which, he says, is taken from a place in Suffolk or alternatively from the French personal name Mellisse. Reaney, a reliable authority, while mentioning the English place-name, is of opinion that Mellis (and also Mellish, Malise and other spelling variants) derive from the Irish Maol Íosa (“tonsured servant of Jesus”).
Read More About This SurnameMellowes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
Mellowes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mellows is stated by Barber to be a variant of Mellis, which, he says, is taken from a place in Suffolk or alternatively from the French personal name Mellisse. Reaney, a reliable authority, while mentioning the English place-name, is of opinion that Mellis (and also Mellish, Malise and other spelling variants) derive from the Irish Maol Íosa (“tonsured servant of Jesus”). This is found in the surname of the archbishop of Armagh (from 1270-1303)viz. Nicholas Mac Maoil Íosa. O'Dugan in his Topographical Poem names Mag Maoiliosa as chief of a district on the borders of the present counties of Longford and Westmeath; and O'Donovan in his notes thereto says that name is now obsolete there. Woulfe states that it survives in Scotland as Mellis and Malise. Certainly neither of these names occur in any modern records I have consulted; nor does Mellowes, which does not even once occur in the complete birth registrations of three consecutive years consulted, a fair indication that it is not a current Irish surname. Woulfe gives Ó Maoil Íosa as the Irish form of Mellowes, adding that this is apparently modern.
If Mac Maoil Íosa had been chosen in gaelicizing Mellowes it would have had some authority.
It is very doubtful whether this is a Gaelic-Irish name: there is an English name Mellows. In any is case the form in Irish would be Mac Maoil Íosa not Ó Maoil Íosa, the former being found in mediaeval records. SIF 112
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Mellowes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mellowes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mellowes is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mellowes.
How Common Is The Last Name Mellowes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mellowes is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Mellowes is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Mellowes live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England Mellowes is most frequent in: Hertfordshire, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and Dorset, where 14 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.
Mellowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mellowes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mellowes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mellowes surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
Mellowes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,107 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellies | 80 | 1,170 | / |
| Melleus | 80 | 31 | / |
| Mellous | 80 | 29 | / |
| Mellues | 80 | 12 | / |
| Melleis | 80 | 8 | / |
| Milloes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melleas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mellaweesh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Melliesh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mellheis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mellijos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mellejos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mellease | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melluesh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Melleish | 75 | 0 | / |
| Melleuish | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mellouche | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mellhouse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Millois | 67 | 475 | / |
| Millies | 67 | 455 | / |
| Mellouz | 67 | 147 | / |
| Melliez | 67 | 135 | / |
| Millous | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mellais | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mlovets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Millaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milleus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melluis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milloys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Myllies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Milleis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Milleas | 67 | 0 | / |
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