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Melville

in Rhode Island

There are 4 people with the last name "Melville" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Melville 26,548
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  1. is 26,544th most common Melecio
  2. is 26,545th most common Melim
  3. is 26,546th most common Mellini
  4. is 26,547th most common Meloche
  5. is 26,548th most common Melville
  6. is 26,549th most common Memery
  7. is 26,550th most common Memi
  8. is 26,551st most common Menacho
  9. is 26,552nd most common Menas

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Melville

Doris, Judith, Marine, Robert

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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Doris Melville, RI (2 searches)
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