How common is the surname Melin?

2,339 people in the United States had the surname Melin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,999 Americans. It ranked 13,107th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Melin?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Melin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Melin most common?

Wikidata records people named Melin in Sweden.

Is the surname Melin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,339 in 2010, up 9.8%.

The surname Melin

A surname, carried by 2,339 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melin is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,339 people named Melin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,999 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,130.

#13,107

rank among US surnames

2,339

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,158)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,099	Lipford	2,341	131,886
#13,101	Vansant	2,340	131,943
#13,107	Glowacki	2,339	131,999
#13,109	Pabst	2,338	132,055
#13,115	Leming	2,337	132,112

Who is named Melin

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

90% of people named Melin identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Melins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Melin
Actor, 1895–1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Melin

Melin has the Soundex code M450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M450.

Questions

How common is the surname Melin?: 2,339 people in the United States had the surname Melin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,999 Americans. It ranked 13,107th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melin?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Melin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Melin?: John Melin, actor.
Where is the surname Melin most common?: Wikidata records people named Melin in Sweden.
Is the surname Melin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,339 in 2010, up 9.8%.