How common is the surname Melchior?

1,322 people in the United States had the surname Melchior in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,544 Americans. It ranked 20,172nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Melchior?

Ernst Melchior, Austrian association football player (1920-1978), followed by Ib Melchior.

Where is the surname Melchior most common?

Wikidata records people named Melchior in Austria and the Kingdom of Denmark.

Is the surname Melchior getting more or less common?

More common. 1,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,322 in 2010, up 3.8%.

Is Melchior also a first name?

Yes. Melchior is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Melchior

A surname, carried by 1,322 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M426 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melchior is more common than 87.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,322 people named Melchior in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,544 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,274.

#20,172

rank among US surnames

1,322

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,587)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,165	Meckley	1,323	233,368
#20,172	Melchior	1,322	233,544

Who is named Melchior

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

92% of people named Melchior identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Melchiors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernst Melchior
Austrian association football player (1920-1978)
Ib Melchior
American writer and filmmaker (1971-2015)

Notable Melchiors come mostly from Austria (1) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Melchior

Melchior has the Soundex code M426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M426.

Questions

How common is the surname Melchior?: 1,322 people in the United States had the surname Melchior in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,544 Americans. It ranked 20,172nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melchior?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Melchior identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Melchior?: Ernst Melchior, Austrian association football player (1920-1978), followed by Ib Melchior.
Where is the surname Melchior most common?: Wikidata records people named Melchior in Austria and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Is the surname Melchior getting more or less common?: More common. 1,274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,322 in 2010, up 3.8%.
Is Melchior also a first name?: Yes. Melchior is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.