How common is the surname Meloy?

1,272 people in the United States had the surname Meloy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,724 Americans. It ranked 20,770th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Meloy?

Colin Meloy, American musician.

Where is the surname Meloy most common?

Wikidata records people named Meloy in the United States.

Is the surname Meloy getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,272 in 2010, down 7.4%.

The surname Meloy

A Norwegian surname, carried by 1,272 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meloy is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

Norwegian origin

Borrowed from Norwegian Meløy.

One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,272 people named Meloy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 242,724 Americans. That is down 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,374.

#20,770

rank among US surnames

1,272

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-7.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,526)

Who is named Meloy

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

96% of people named Meloy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
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 Meloys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Colin Meloy
American musician, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meloy

Meloy has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

Other Norwegian surnames

All 31 Norwegian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meloy come from?: Borrowed from Norwegian Meløy.
How common is the surname Meloy?: 1,272 people in the United States had the surname Meloy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,724 Americans. It ranked 20,770th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meloy?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Meloy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Meloy?: Colin Meloy, American musician.
Where is the surname Meloy most common?: Wikidata records people named Meloy in the United States.
Is the surname Meloy getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,272 in 2010, down 7.4%.