How common is the last name Melton?

46,858 people in the United States have the last name Melton, about 1 in 6,379. It ranks #719 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MELTON

#719

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
46,858
About
1 in 6,379
This common or more
36%
Who bears it

Of the 46,858 people with the last name Melton, 76.6% reported their origin as White, 14.3% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Melton

#717 Lu · 46,937#718 Sawyer · 46,929#720 Berg · 46,800#721 Gilmore · 46,765

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Melton, most common first.

#139,785 Meliton · 123#150,205 Meldon · 109

Also a first name

As a first name, Melton ranks #8,186 of 53,615, with 1,784 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 80 births. See Melton as a first name

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