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

Melland, 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 Melland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Melland in America

Melland is the 45347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Melland surname appeared 472 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 Melland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Melland 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 Melland

The surname MELLAND is of English origin and can be traced back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from a place name, specifically a town or village located in the northern counties of England.

One theory suggests that the name MELLAND is a combination of the Old English words "mele," meaning "mill," and "land," referring to an estate or a piece of land. This indicates that the name may have originated from a location where a mill or a group of mills were situated.

Another possibility is that MELLAND is a variant spelling of the place name "Melland" or "Mellands," which was a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire. This area was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of landholdings and properties commissioned by William the Conqueror.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname MELLAND can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. For example, Richard de Melland was listed as a landowner in the Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire in 1332.

One notable bearer of the MELLAND name was John Melland, a 16th-century English clergyman and academic. He was born in Lancashire around 1510 and served as the Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge, from 1554 until his death in 1562.

Another individual worth mentioning is Richard Melland, a 17th-century English minister and author. He was born in Lancashire in 1609 and is best known for his work "A Threefold Treatise," published in 1672.

In the 18th century, there was a prominent family named MELLAND who owned large estates in Lancashire and Cheshire. One member of this family, Thomas Melland (1711-1786), was a notable landowner and served as the High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1774.

Another bearer of the MELLAND surname was John Melland (1767-1843), a British soldier and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for Rye from 1820 to 1826 and was also a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army.

While the MELLAND name has its roots in England, particularly in the northern counties, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and population movements over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Melland

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

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

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