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Melville

in the US

There are 3,640 people with the last name "Melville" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Melville 7,235
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  1. is 7,231st most common Sawicki
  2. is 7,232nd most common Shope
  3. is 7,233rd most common Mellott
  4. is 7,234th most common Kurz
  5. is 7,235th most common Melville
  6. is 7,236th most common Messinger
  7. is 7,237th most common Nightingale
  8. is 7,238th most common Coronel
  9. is 7,239th most common Grote

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Melville

John, Robert, James, David, Michael, William, Thomas, Mary, Richard, Charles

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 the US

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