The Melancon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,496 people carried this name — #5,360 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,258 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Melancon surname

From French Melançon.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Melancon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Melancon in American newspapers,
1865–1915.

Newspaper page from New Orleans Tribune carrying the name Melancon
New Orleans Tribune 1865-11-10
Newspaper page from Indiana TribüNe carrying the name Melancon
Indiana TribüNe 1905-07-27
Newspaper page from Honolulu Star-Bulletin carrying the name Melancon
Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1915-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,543 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Melancon,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States238 records

238 records of the Melancon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 52
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Adonis P. Melancon

    Born 1925 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1943 at New Orleans; sales clerk from St Charles Parish. U.S. Army veteran; died 1999, buried at St Charles Borromeo Cemetery, Destrehan, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Moise Melancon

    Born 1931; from Lafayette, Louisiana. U.S. Marine Corps; died of wounds 1952 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Adolph Williams Melancon

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1969; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 238 records for Melancon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada117 records

117 records of the Melancon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 114
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Genevieve Melancon

    Died 1928 in Bellneck, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henri Melancon

    Died 1946; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Melancon

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 117 records for Melancon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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