How common is the surname Mellin?

1,020 people in the United States had the surname Mellin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,692 Americans. It ranked 24,517th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mellin?

In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Mellin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mellin?

Ludwig August Mellin, Baltic German politician and cartographer (1754-1835).

Where is the surname Mellin most common?

Wikidata records people named Mellin in the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Mellin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,020 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname Mellin

A surname, carried by 1,020 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). Mellin is more common than 84.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,020 people named Mellin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,692 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,041.

#24,517

rank among US surnames

1,020

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #22,949)

Who is named Mellin

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

77% of people named Mellin identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mellins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ludwig August Mellin
Baltic German politician and cartographer (1754-1835)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mellin

Mellin 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 Mellin?: 1,020 people in the United States had the surname Mellin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,692 Americans. It ranked 24,517th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mellin?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Mellin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mellin?: Ludwig August Mellin, Baltic German politician and cartographer (1754-1835).
Where is the surname Mellin most common?: Wikidata records people named Mellin in the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Mellin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,020 in 2010, down 2.0%.