# Melbourne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/melbourne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 690 |
| US rank (2010) | 33,164 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 447,457 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.3% (706 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛl.bɚn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Named after William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire; ultimately from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Melbourne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 50% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Melbourne in Australia.

## People named Melbourne

- Jade Melbourne, Australian basketball player (born 2002)

## Similar surnames

Milburn, Milbourne, Milford, Mulford, Malbrough, Mulberry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.