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

Mellado, 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 Mellado surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mellado in America

Mellado is the 23881st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mellado surname appeared 1,057 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 Mellado.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mellado 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 Mellado

The surname Mellado has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic name derived from the Spanish word "mellado," which means "toothless" or "broken-toothed." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname for someone who had a distinctive physical trait of missing teeth or damaged teeth.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Mellado surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census document from the 14th century that catalogued the nobles and landowners in the Kingdom of Castile. The name appears scattered across various regions of Castile, indicating its widespread distribution across the region.

During the 15th century, the Mellado surname gained prominence with the rise of Juan Mellado, a prominent Spanish jurist and legal scholar who served as a councilor to King Juan II of Castile. Juan Mellado played a significant role in the development of Spanish legal codes and his writings on legal matters were highly influential during his time.

In the 16th century, the name appears in records related to the Spanish conquest of the Americas. One notable figure was Pedro Mellado, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to conquer the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico. Pedro Mellado was among the first Spanish settlers in the region and played a role in the establishment of Spanish colonies in the New World.

The Mellado surname continued to be well-represented in Spanish history throughout the following centuries. In the 18th century, José Mellado y Lara was a renowned Spanish painter and engraver who made significant contributions to the Baroque and Rococo art movements in Spain.

Another notable individual with the Mellado surname was Francisco Mellado, a Spanish military officer and politician who lived in the 19th century. He served as a general during the Carlist Wars and later became a prominent figure in the Spanish government, serving as the Minister of War and the Minister of State.

Throughout its history, the Mellado surname has been associated with various place names and older spellings. For example, there are records of the name appearing as "Mellado de la Cueza" and "Mellado de Zamora," which likely refer to specific locations or regions in Spain where branches of the Mellado family originated or resided.

While the Mellado surname has its roots firmly planted in Spanish history and culture, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Latin America and beyond, through migration and the Spanish diaspora. However, the name's origins can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula, where it first emerged as a distinctive patronymic name during the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mellado

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

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 Mellado 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 Mellado 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 Mellado was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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