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Melville

in California

There are 452 people with the last name "Melville" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Melville 5,595
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  1. is 5,591st most common Weiser
  2. is 5,592nd most common Atchison
  3. is 5,593rd most common Hagerty
  4. is 5,594th most common Lawless
  5. is 5,595th most common Melville
  6. is 5,596th most common Moritz
  7. is 5,597th most common Motley
  8. is 5,598th most common Sapien
  9. is 5,599th most common Schlegel

Similar Names and Nicknames

Melvin, Mulville, Mulvhill, Melvill, Melver, Malval, Melvelle, Melva, Melvyn, Melven

Most Common First Names for Melville

Robert, James, John, Michael, David, Chris, Dale, Sandra

Meaning & History

Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Malleville, from Latin mala ‘bad’ + ville ‘settlement’.

Irish (mainly Ulster): English surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhichíl ‘descendant of Maoilmhichil’, a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Michael’.

FOREBEARS The American novelist Herman Melville (1819–91) was a descendant of the Scottish Melvilles. His maternal grandfather was the revolutionary war general Peter Gansevoort (b. 1749 in Albany, NY). His paternal grandfather was Maj. Thomas Melville of Boston. Irish bearers of the name claim descent from Maol Mhichíl, a chief of Síol Muireadhaigh (Co. Roscommon) in the 9th century.

Recent Searches for "Melville" in California

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Robert Melville, CA (9 searches)
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