How common is the surname Melnick?

2,864 people in the United States had the surname Melnick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,802 Americans. It ranked 11,081st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Melnick?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Melnick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Melnick?

Bruce E. Melnick, American astronaut, followed by Natasha Melnick.

Where is the surname Melnick most common?

Wikidata records people named Melnick in the United States.

Is the surname Melnick getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,864 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Melnick

A surname, carried by 2,864 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melnick is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,864 people named Melnick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,802 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,945.

#11,081

rank among US surnames

2,864

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,088)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,076	Kiely	2,868	107,652
#11,078	Thielen	2,867	107,689
#11,079	Leber	2,865	107,765
#11,081	Emmanuel	2,864	107,802
#11,086	Mauck	2,863	107,840

Who is named Melnick

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

96% of people named Melnick identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Melnicks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce E. Melnick
American astronaut, born 1949
Natasha Melnick
American actress, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Melnick

Melnick has the Soundex code M452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M452.

Questions

How common is the surname Melnick?: 2,864 people in the United States had the surname Melnick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,802 Americans. It ranked 11,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melnick?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Melnick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Melnick?: Bruce E. Melnick, American astronaut, followed by Natasha Melnick.
Where is the surname Melnick most common?: Wikidata records people named Melnick in the United States.
Is the surname Melnick getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,864 in 2010, down 2.8%.