The Melloni surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 148 people carried this name — #117,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 151 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 120 people named Melloni 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 62 people named Melloni.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Melloni live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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.
Who carried it
People named Melloni,
with a public archive behind them.
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Macedonio Melloni 1798–1854 · physicist -
Vittorio Melloni 1940–1992 · director -
Giovanni Battista Melloni 1713–1781 · writer
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Macidonio Melloni 1798–1853 · entomologist
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Rodolfo Melloni 1914–1979
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Rodolfo Melloni 1914–1979
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Melloni.
- Melli 169 · U.S. census
- Mellin 1,020 · U.S. census
- Mellinger 3,818 · U.S. census
- Mellion 206 · U.S. census
- Mello 11,670 · U.S. census
- Mellon 4,628 · U.S. census
- Melly 213 · U.S. census
- Melnyk 1,496 · U.S. census
- Melo 9,731 · U.S. census
- Melon 363 · U.S. census
- Melone 1,432 · U.S. census
- Meloni 698 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Melloni is.
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