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    The surname Melton

    An English place surname, carried by 50,069 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɛltən/ 2 syllables Soundex M435

    Melton: #688 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Melton #688, 50,069 people Melton: #688 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Melton #688, 50,069 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melton is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    Melton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 50,069 people named Melton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,166 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 48,594.

    #688
    rank among US surnames
    50,069
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3%
    change since 2000 (was #634)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #679Bond50,6106,100
    #680Kane50,5846,104
    #681Hancock50,5586,107
    #682Callahan50,5246,111
    #683Dillon50,4656,118
    #684Cline50,2586,143
    #685Wiggins50,2476,145

    Who is named Melton

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

    80% of people named Melton identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Meltons

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Charles Melton
      American actor (born 1991)
    • De'Anthony Melton
      American basketball player (born 1998)
    • Kate Melton
      American actress, born 1992
    • J. Gordon Melton
      American religious scholar, born 1942
    • Sid Melton
      American actor (1917-2011)
    • Patrick Melton
      American writer and producer, born 1975
    • William Melton
      43rd Archbishop of York, 1275–1340
    • Parvati Melton
      American actress, born 1983
    • Douglas A. Melton
      American medical researcher, born 1953
    • Bob Armstrong
      American professional wrestler (1939–2020)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Melton

    Melton has the Soundex code M435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M435.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Melton come from?
    From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.
    How common is the surname Melton?
    50,069 people in the United States had the surname Melton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,166 Americans. It ranked 688th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Melton?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Melton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Melton?
    Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991), followed by De'Anthony Melton.
    Where is the surname Melton most common?
    Wikidata records people named Melton in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Melton?
    Melton is /ˈmɛltən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Melton?
    Melton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Melton getting more or less common?
    More common. 48,594 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,069 in 2010, up 3.0%.