Melrose Surname
Approximately 5,517 people bear this surname
Melrose Surname Definition:
From the town of the same name in Roxburghshire. In the common speech of the district the place name is pronounced Meeros or Meuwress (Murray, Dialect of the southern counties of Scotland p. 123).
William Melros, a native of Scotland, had licence to enjoy any benefice in England under the dignity of a deanery in 1468 (Bain, IV, 1378).
Read More About This SurnameMelrose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,961 | 1:184,834 | 18,426 |
| Scotland | 973 | 1:5,502 | 915 |
| England | 929 | 1:59,976 | 7,130 |
| Australia | 751 | 1:35,946 | 4,729 |
| Canada | 327 | 1:112,678 | 12,031 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 915 | 1:4,091 | 659 |
| England | 241 | 1:101,143 | 10,189 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 331 | 1:151,718 | 14,052 |
Melrose (11,037) may also be a first name.
Melrose Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the town of the same name in Roxburghshire. In the common speech of the district the place name is pronounced Meeros or Meuwress (Murray, Dialect of the southern counties of Scotland p. 123).
William Melros, a native of Scotland, had licence to enjoy any benefice in England under the dignity of a deanery in 1468 (Bain, IV, 1378). David Melros held a land in Edinburgh in 1531 (Soltre, p. 269), William Melross appears as, a monk of Inchaffray in 1554 and 1564 (Inchaffray, p. XCIX), and John Melros was burgess of Selkirk in 1590 (RPC., IV, p. 481.)
(Celtic) belonging to Melrose = the Bare Peninsula or Headland [Gaelic maol, bare + ros]
A parish in Roxburghshire, containing the town of the same name, formerly renowned for its great monastery.
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Melrose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melrose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melrose (Marathi: मेलरोज) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melrose? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melrose is the 87,225th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,320,925 people. The surname Melrose is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Melrose live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 57,334th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 11,037 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,961 people, or 1 in 184,834. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Melrose exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Melrose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melrose has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melrose last name increased 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 385 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Melrose Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Melrose last name is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Melrose last name are 2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Melrose earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.21% more than the national average, earning R 447,264 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melrose Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melrose in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलरोज | melaroja | 50 |
| मेलर्ोज | melaroja | 25 |
| मेलरोझ | melarojha | 25 |
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