How common is the surname Melson?

5,054 people in the United States had the surname Melson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,089 Americans. It ranked 6,681st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Melson getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,054 in 2010, down 29%.

The surname Melson

A surname, carried by 5,054 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melson is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,054 people named Melson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,089 Americans. That is down 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,120.

#6,681

rank among US surnames

5,054

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-29%

change since 2000 (was #4,570)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,676	Fall	5,060	61,017
#6,678	Fermin	5,057	61,053
#6,680	Runnels	5,055	61,077
#6,681	Muth	5,054	61,089

Who is named Melson

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

75% of people named Melson identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Melson?: 5,054 people in the United States had the surname Melson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,089 Americans. It ranked 6,681st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melson?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Melson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Melson getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,054 in 2010, down 29%.