Given name & surname
Melton
“from the mill town”
Melton is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the mill town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the mill town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Melton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,235
- 4,235 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 80 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,784 as a first name in 2020; 46,858 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Melton’s family of names
Melton has a related form in Meltan. Melton has a related form in Melten. Melton has a related form in Meltin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Melton
- Mel HancockAmerican politician (1929-2011)
- Melton PriorBritish illustrator and war correspondent (1845–1910)
- Andy HawkinsAmerican baseball player and coachborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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