How common is the last name Melvin?

18,641 people in the United States have the last name Melvin, about 1 in 16,034. It ranks #1,890 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MELVIN

#1,890

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,641
About
1 in 16,034
This common or more
47.1%
Who bears it

Of the 18,641 people with the last name Melvin, 65.3% reported their origin as White, 26.3% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Melvin

#1,888 Gold · 18,661#1,889 Paulson · 18,659#1,891 Allred · 18,639#1,892 Barbosa · 18,634

Also a first name

As a first name, Melvin ranks #505 of 53,615, with 111,421 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1928, with 4,311 births. See Melvin as a first name

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