Explore the Family Name Melonson

The meaning of Melonson

Altered form of Breton Mélanson (see Melanson). This surname is found mainly among African Americans. History: Some of the Melonsons are descendants of Pierre Melanson dit Laverdure from France (see Melanson).

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

The surname Melonson, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a rise in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it moved up by 8.15 percent from 118954 in 2000 to 109258 in 2010. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 20 percent, growing from 135 in 2000 to 162 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.05 during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#118,954	#109,258	8.15%
Count	135	162	20%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melonson

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most people with the surname Melonson identified as Black, with a slight decrease of 1.15 percent from 75.56 percent in 2000 to 74.69 percent in 2010. Those identifying as White saw a drop of 20.31 percent, coming down from 17.04 percent in 2000 to 13.58 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic reduced significantly from 4.44 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. Notably, there was a new category of ethnic identity observed in 2010 with 11.73 percent identifying as belonging to two or more races. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census period.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	75.56%	74.69%	-1.15%
White	17.04%	13.58%	-20.31%
Two or More Races	0%	11.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	4.44%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%