Melan surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Melan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 204 people carried this name — #90,495 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 11% from 184 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 242 people named Melan.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Alpes-Maritimes 47
Var 22
Paris 22
Bouches-du-Rhône 17
Gironde 13
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 11
Martinique 11
Marne 10

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Melan in American newspapers,
1910–1918.

Newspaper page from The Daily Alaskan carrying the name Melan
The Daily Alaskan 1918-11-02
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Melan
The Topeka State Journal 1910-11-05
Newspaper page from The Jeffersonian carrying the name Melan
The Jeffersonian 1916-04-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 57,730 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Melan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michel-Louis Melan
    Michel-Louis Melan 1752–1792 · architect
  • Sebastiano Melan
    Sebastiano Melan 1769–1847 · Catholic priest
  • Josef Melan
    Josef Melan 1853–1941 · architect
  • Gustaf August Wilhelm Melan 1816–1880 · naval officer
  • Ernst Melan 1890–1963 · engineer
  • Adolf Melan 1892–1940

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Melan is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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