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.
Melrose Demographics
Melrose Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Melrose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melrose Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melrose (Marathi: मेलरोज) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melrose.
How Common Is The Last Name Melrose? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melrose is the 87,225th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,320,925 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Melrose reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Melrose is also the 57,334th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 11,037 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,961 people, or 1 in 184,834. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 18 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
Melrose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Melrose has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 385 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Melrose Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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% registered with the 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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