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Melville

in Massachusetts

There are 215 people with the last name "Melville" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Melville 3,426
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  1. is 3,422nd most common Hanks
  2. is 3,423rd most common Hutchings
  3. is 3,424th most common Jack
  4. is 3,425th most common Lamont
  5. is 3,426th most common Melville
  6. is 3,427th most common Abramson
  7. is 3,428th most common Alexandre
  8. is 3,429th most common Bibeau
  9. is 3,430th most common Brissette

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Melville

Robert, Richard, David, John, Michael, Donald, Melissa, Susan, James, Linda

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.

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