The Melin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,339 people carried this name — #13,107 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 126,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 2,130 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,530 people named Melin.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 823 people named Melin live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 161 people named Melin live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Melin have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 67 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Melin live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
6,248 people named Melin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Melin in American newspapers,
1906–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,907 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Melin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Urbain Mélin 1814–1886 · painter -
Olof Melin 1834–1925 · businessperson -
Oscar Melin 1844–1931 · civil servant -
Karl Alfred Melin 1849–1919 · writer -
Lars Melin 1729–1789 · military personnel
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Axel Eric Melin 1737–1786 · musician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Melin.
- Meler 247 · U.S. census
- Melero 1,627 · U.S. census
- Meley 107 · U.S. census
- Meli 1,910 · U.S. census
- Melia 2,509 · U.S. census
- Melikian 564 · U.S. census
- Meline 539 · U.S. census
- Melis 372 · U.S. census
- Melka 458 · U.S. census
- Melki 164 · U.S. census
- Melkonian 939 · U.S. census
- Mell 1,371 · U.S. census
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