How common is the surname Melamed?

1,244 people in the United States had the surname Melamed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. It ranked 21,105th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Melamed most common?

Wikidata records people named Melamed in the United States.

Is the surname Melamed getting more or less common?

More common. 1,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,244 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Melamed

A surname, carried by 1,244 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melamed is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,244 people named Melamed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,056.

#21,105

rank among US surnames

1,244

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+17.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,706)

Who is named Melamed

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Melamed identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as two or more races and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Melameds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Melamed
American actor, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Melamed

Melamed has the Soundex code M453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M453.

Questions

How common is the surname Melamed?: 1,244 people in the United States had the surname Melamed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. It ranked 21,105th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melamed?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Melamed identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Melamed?: Fred Melamed, American actor.
Where is the surname Melamed most common?: Wikidata records people named Melamed in the United States.
Is the surname Melamed getting more or less common?: More common. 1,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,244 in 2010, up 18%.