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    The surname Melbourne

    An English surname, carried by 690 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɛl.bɚn/ 2 syllables Soundex M416

    Melbourne: #33,164 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Melbourne #33,164, 690 people Melbourne: #33,164 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Melbourne #33,164, 690 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melbourne is more common than 79.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 690 people named Melbourne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 706.

    #33,164
    rank among US surnames
    690
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #31,085)

    Who is named Melbourne

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

    50% of people named Melbourne identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Melbournes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jade Melbourne
      Australian basketball player (born 2002)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Melbourne

    Melbourne has the Soundex code M416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M416.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Melbourne come from?
    Named after William Lamb, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire; ultimately from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).
    How common is the surname Melbourne?
    690 people in the United States had the surname Melbourne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. It ranked 33,164th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Melbourne?
    In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Melbourne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Melbourne?
    Jade Melbourne, Australian basketball player (born 2002).
    Where is the surname Melbourne most common?
    Wikidata records people named Melbourne in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Melbourne?
    Melbourne is /ˈmɛl.bɚn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Melbourne getting more or less common?
    Less common. 706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 690 in 2010, down 2.3%.