# Melton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/melton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,069 |
| US rank (2010) | 688 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,166 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (48,594 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛltən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Melton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Melton in the United States.

## People named Melton

- Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991)
- De'Anthony Melton, American basketball player (born 1998)
- Kate Melton, American actress
- J. Gordon Melton, American religious scholar
- Sid Melton, American actor (1917-2011)
- Patrick Melton, American writer and producer
- William Melton, 43rd Archbishop of York
- Parvati Melton, American actress
- Douglas A. Melton, American medical researcher
- Bob Armstrong, American professional wrestler (1939–2020)

## Similar surnames

Milton, Moulton, Malton, Maldonado, Mauldin, Muldoon, Molden, Moldenhauer, Miltenberger, Muldowney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.