Mellville Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Mellville Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) belonging to Malleville in Normandy = the Bad Estate [French malle, Latin mala, bad + French ville, Latin villa, estate] A de Malleville occurs in the list of "Compagnons de Guillaume à la Conquête de l’Angleterre en MLXVI’’ graven over the main doorway (inside) of the old church at Dives, Calvados.

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Mellville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Mellville (23) may also be a first name.

Mellville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) belonging to Malleville in Normandy = the Bad Estate [French malle, Latin mala, bad + French ville, Latin villa, estate] A de Malleville occurs in the list of "Compagnons de Guillaume à la Conquête de l’Angleterre en MLXVI’’ graven over the main doorway (inside) of the old church at Dives, Calvados. But Lord Melville took his title from Melville in Midlothian, the fief of a Norman in the time of David I, which in the thirteenth century we find as Malavilla.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mellville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mellville has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellville? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Mellville reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Mellville is most numerous in: Idaho, where 29 percent live, Massachusetts, where 14 percent live and Montana, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Mellville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mellville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mellville last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mellville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mellville surname is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

Mellville earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellvile942/
Mellvill940/
Millville894/
Mellvil881/
Meluille824/
Mellwle7518/
Millvale712/
Mleviler710/
Milwale636/
Melwele631/
Mlwalle631/
Melbeli631/
Melbail631/
Millwale591/
Mlwale532,100/
Mlewele501/
Mhlwuli501/
Milbeil500/

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