Explore the Family Name Meldon

The meaning of Meldon

English (Lancashire and Devon): habitational name from Meldon in Okehampton (Devon), or Meldon in Northumberland. The Devon placename derives from Old English mǣle ‘dyed, multi-colored, variegated’ + dūn ‘hill’. The Northumberland placename derives from Old English mǣl ‘sign, cross’ + dūn.

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How common is the last name Meldon in the United States?

The surname Meldon, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked at 111,740 and by 2010, it had fallen to a ranking of 141,140, marking a -26.31% change. The total count of individuals with this last name also dropped from 146 in 2000 to 118 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 19.18%. Consequently, Meldon's proportion per 100,000 population fell by 20.0% over the same period, moving from 0.05 to 0.04.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#111,740	#141,140	-26.31%
Count	146	118	-19.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meldon

Looking into the ethnic identity associated with the name Meldon according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that the majority of bearers identified as White, although there's been a slight decrease from 92.47% in 2000 to 85.59% in 2010. Interestingly, during the same period, some individuals started identifying with two or more races, which was not recorded in 2000 data, and registered at 5.93% in 2010. The percentage of those who identified as Black slightly decreased from 6.16% in 2000 to 5.08% in 2010. No individuals with the Meldon surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.47%	85.59%	-7.44%
Two or More Races	0%	5.93%	0%
Black	6.16%	5.08%	-17.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%