The Melanson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,608 people carried this name — #7,238 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,539 in 2000.

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In print

Melanson in American newspapers,
1916.

Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Melanson
The Barre Daily Times 1916-07-24
Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Melanson
The Barre Daily Times 1916-07-17
Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Melanson
The Barre Daily Times 1916-08-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,251 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Melanson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Olivier-Maximin Melanson
    Olivier-Maximin Melanson 1854–1926 · politician
  • Isaie Melanson
    Isaie Melanson 1883–1964 · politician
  • Charles Melanson 1643–1700
  • Simeon Melanson 1873–2000 · politician
  • Simeon Melanson 1873–1964 · politician
  • Arthur Melanson 1879–1941 · Catholic bishop

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Melanson,
in the records of 4 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 States531 records

531 records of the Melanson name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 281
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 149
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 26
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward Melanson

    Born 1910 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; shoe factory worker from Kennebec County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jean Melanson

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Idaho from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 23; soldier. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Donald Francis Melanson

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1946, died 1982; buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota.

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

Showing 3 of 531 records for Melanson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada2,222 records

2,222 records of the Melanson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2,180
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 21
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 8
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Matilda Melanson

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 21; buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. 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 Jude Melanson

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Dosithe Melanson

    Killed in 1902 at the Springhill No. 3 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 2,222 records for Melanson 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. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France10 records

10 records of the Melanson name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Baptiste Charles Joseph Melanson

    Born 1920 in Concarneau (Finistère); died 1976 in Dax (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gabrielle Marie Melanson

    Born 1912 in Concarneau (Finistère); died 1989 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alexandre Claude Michel Melanson

    Born 1931 in Paris; died 1998 in La Forêt-Fouesnant (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Melanson in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Melanson name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Clorisse Melanson

    Married in 1946 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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