Melroy Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Melroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:555,91945,866
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
India171:45,121,493474,784
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Melroy (2,236) may also be a first name.

Melroy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melroy (Marathi: मेलरॉय, Russian: Мэлрой) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melroy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melroy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 295,398th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,644,885 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Melroy reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Melroy is also the 158,018th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,236 people.

The surname Melroy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 555,919. In The United States Melroy is most common in: Nebraska, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 45 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Melroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melroy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melroy last name increased 858 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melroy surname are 38.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melroy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning $47,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $46,255 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellroy9235/
Meelroy925/
Maelroy923/
Mielroy921/
Moelroy920/
Melro911,477/
Melry911/
Milroy836,661/
Melroe8387/
Melrod8360/
Melros8313/
Melray835/
Melrye831/
Mellry831/
Melrey831/
Mellro831/
Mylroy830/
Mlro802/
Millroy77228/
Melross7713/
Melrood7712/
Mellray779/
Mellryd776/
Melroud772/
Melroid771/
Mylroye771/
Mellros771/
Melroch770/
Mielrey770/
Milry7358/
Mlrod737/
Melra736/
Milro734/
Melri732/
Mlero732/
Melre731/
Mellross7196/
Mellroth7156/
Milrod67221/
Melres6738/
Milrot6736/
Millro6732/
Milroe6723/
Mylroi677/
Milray676/
Melrae674/
Millry673/
Mellra671/
Milrey671/
Melrie671/
Milroi671/
Melrui671/
Meelra670/
Melrea670/

Melroy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melroy in the Marathi language
मेलरॉयmelaroya80.37
मॅलरॉयmelaroya3.68
मेलरायmelaraya3.68
मेलरोयmelaroya3.68
मलरॉयmalaroya1.23
मेवरॉयmevaroya0.61
मेलर्ोयmelaroya0.61
मेलोयmeloya0.61
मेलॉयmeloya0.61
मेलरोmelaro0.61
मेलरmelara0.61
मेलेरायmeleraya0.61
मॅलायmelaya0.61
मेलॅरायmeleraya0.61
Melroy in the Russian language
Мэлройmelroj-

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Footnotes

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