Explore the Family Name Melerine

The meaning of Melerine

Altered form, under the French influence in LA, of Spanish Malarin: unexplained. The surname Malarin is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Peru. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the "Melerine" surname slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Melerine ranked 50,366 in popularity among all surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to 52,482, representing a change of -4.2 percent. The number of people bearing this surname, however, showed a minor increase from 390 in 2000 to 395 in 2010, which corresponds to an increase of 1.28 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Melerine surname per 100,000 people also declined by 7.14 percent during this same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#52,482	-4.2%
Count	390	395	1.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melerine

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Melerine has also seen some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 83.59 percent of individuals with this surname identified as white, decreasing marginally to 82.53 percent in 2010. Also, those who self-identified as Hispanic constituted 14.62 percent of the Melerine population in 2000, dropping to 14.18 percent in 2010. Notably, there was no recorded percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, nor those identifying as two or more races. However, there was a new appearance in 2010, where 1.52 percent of those with the Melerine surname identified as black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.59%	82.53%	-1.27%
Hispanic	14.62%	14.18%	-3.01%
Black	0%	1.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%