Melross Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Melross Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland271:138,6386,001

Melross (25) may also be a first name.

Melross Last Name Facts

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

Melross occurs most in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melross? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Melross occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Melross are found; 69 percent are found in Australasia and 69 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Melross is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia Melross is most prevalent in: Tasmania, where 89 percent live and New South Wales, where 11 percent live. Excluding Australia Melross occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Melross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melross has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Melross surname fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellross9396/
Melros9213/
Melrose865,517/
Milross8615/
Mellros861/
Melroes861/
Melro831,477/
Millross80144/
Mellrose801/
Mmelrose800/
Melroy771,291/
Melrod7760/
Mellro771/
Melrós771/
Melrus770/
Mlro732/
Milrose7140/
Mellroy7135/
Melrood7112/
Millros7111/
Meelroy715/
Maelroy713/
Melroud712/
Melroid711/
Mielroy711/
Melroch710/
Moelroy710/
Melrash710/
Mellroth6756/
Millrose6723/
Mlrod677/
Melra676/
Milro674/
Mlero672/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melross
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis