The Melgoza surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,211 people carried this name — #6,511 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,500 people counted. That is up 34% from 3,879 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Melgoza surname

Variant of Melgosa.

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

In print

Melgoza in American newspapers,
1928.

Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Melgoza
Brownsville Herald 1928-12-17
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Melgoza
Brownsville Herald 1928-12-17
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Melgoza
Brownsville Herald 1928-12-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Melgoza,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Chuy Bravo 1956–2019 · actor
  • Chuy Bravo 1956–2019 · actor
  • Raul Melgoza 1975–2020 · fashion designer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Melgoza,
in the records of the United States.

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 States94 records

94 records of the Melgoza name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 83
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 11
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jose M. Melgoza

    Born 1905 in Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago, Illinois; transport worker from Cook County, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Concepcion E. Melgoza

    Born 1922 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Galveston, Texas, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert Melgoza

    Born 1918 in Mexico. Enlisted 1943 at Sacramento, California; farm hand from Yolo County, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 94 records for Melgoza 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). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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