Last Name MELODY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The same as Mellodew. All the forms are confined to counties Lancashire and York, where Merydewe existed in the 14th century. The name also could be a nickname for a singer or ministrel, from 'melodie,' an air, a tune.
Origin English, Spanish, Irish

Rank 27,128 (2000 US census) 22,064 (1990 US census)
Count 839 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.73%, or 778 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.38%, or 20 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.79%, or 15 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.15%, or 18 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

 Even after applying various edits and acceptance criteria to the names, there are a sizable number of unique names in the population. Over 6 million last names were identified. Many of these names were either unique (occurred once)...

English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Christian baby names

 Here is a list of baby names and their meanings that came to us straight from the Bible. ...

©2015 ANC Labs Inc | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | View in: Classic | Mobile