The Meloni surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 698 people carried this name — #32,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 678 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Meloni surname
From the use of melone as a popular surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Meloni» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,124 people named Meloni 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 386 people named Meloni.
168 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
165 people named Meloni live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 46 people named Meloni 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 Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
24 people named Meloni is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Meloni,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanni Meloni Baille d. 1900 · naturalist -
Gerardo Meloni 1882–1912 · philologist -
Nino Meloni 1899–1960 · director -
Marco Meloni 1470–1537 · painter
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Francesco Antonio Meloni 1676–1713 · engraver
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Prospero Celestino Meloni 1715–1791 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Meloni.
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