Explore the Family Name Melero

The meaning of Melero

Spanish: occupational name for a collector or seller of honey, melero (from Late Latin mellarius, an agent derivative of mel, genitive mellis ‘honey’). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Francisco, Alicia, Jaime, Javier, Juan, Manuel, Mario, Salvador, Alfredo, Alvarado, Anastacio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Melero has seen a considerable rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 19,942 to 17,359, suggesting a growth in popularity of approximately 12.95%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Melero surname also increased from 1,246 in 2000 to 1,627 in 2010, marking a significant boost of 30.58%. This indicates that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., the proportion bearing the Melero surname rose by 19.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,942	#17,359	12.95%
Count	1,246	1,627	30.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.55	19.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melero

When looking at the ethnic identities associated with the surname Melero, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there is a dominant Hispanic representation. In both 2000 and 2010, over 93% of those with the Melero surname identified as Hispanic, showing a slight increase of 0.41% over the decade. The proportion identifying as White decreased slightly by 2.98%, while the percentage of Black individuals with the Melero surname saw an increase of 22.5%. There were no noticeable changes in populations identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.1%	93.48%	0.41%
White	5.7%	5.53%	-2.98%
Black	0.4%	0.49%	22.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%