Find out how popular the last name Melchionne is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Melchionne.

Melchionne, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Melchionne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Melchionne in America

Melchionne is the 99378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Melchionne surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Melchionne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Melchionne to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Melchionne

The surname Melchionne originated in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Campania and Puglia. It is derived from the Italian form of the biblical name Melchizedek, which means "king of righteousness" or "my king is righteous" in Hebrew.

Melchionne is a variation of the Italian surname Melchiorre, which is believed to have been adopted by families in the Middle Ages as a symbolic gesture of their devotion to the Christian faith. The earliest records of this surname date back to the 13th century, when it appeared in various municipal archives and church documents across southern Italy.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Melchionne was Melchionne di Vincenzo, a nobleman from the city of Salerno who lived in the late 14th century. He was mentioned in several legal documents and land records from that time period.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Melchionne Caracciolo served as a military commander in the service of the Kingdom of Naples. He was known for his involvement in the Italian Wars and his defense of the city of Naples against the French invasion in 1528.

During the 17th century, a prominent Italian artist named Melchionne Cafà was born in the town of Vittoria, Sicily. He is best known for his religious paintings and frescoes that adorned various churches and monasteries across Sicily and southern Italy.

Another notable bearer of the surname Melchionne was Giuseppe Melchionne, a lawyer and politician from the city of Bari, who lived in the late 19th century. He served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was an influential figure in the political affairs of the Puglia region.

The name Melchionne has also been associated with various place names throughout Italy, such as Melchionna, a small village in the province of Benevento, and Melchionna Nuova, a hamlet in the province of Foggia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Melchionne

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Melchionne.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Melchionne was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Melchionne has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Melchionne was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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