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The Melo surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,743 people carried this name — #4,782 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,000 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

541 people named Melo live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 115
Geneva 89
Zurich 62
Fribourg 50
Valais 46
Bern 36
Neuchâtel 34
Graubünden 22

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 210 people named Melo.

47 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Morbihan.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 47
Morbihan 72
Finistère 12
Paris 11
Yvelines 11
Indre 6
Aude 5
Guadeloupe 4
Eure 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Melo in American newspapers,
1905–1961.

Newspaper page from Warren Sheaf carrying the name Melo
Warren Sheaf 1905-07-20
Newspaper page from Minnesotské Noviny carrying the name Melo
Minnesotské Noviny 1910-10-13
Newspaper page from El Imparcial carrying the name Melo
El Imparcial 1921-06-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 106,656 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Melo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nicolas Melo
    Nicolas Melo 1550–1614 · missionary
  • Francisco de Melo
    Francisco de Melo 1597–1651 · military personnel
  • Francisco Manuel de Melo
    Francisco Manuel de Melo 1608–1666 · writer
  • António de Melo e Castro
    António de Melo e Castro 1620– · aristocrat
  • D. Dinis de Melo e Castro
    D. Dinis de Melo e Castro 1624–1709 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 202 lives in all are documented under this name.

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