Melbourne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Melbourne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Melbourne family

Profession Census Frequency
School 70
Labourer 10
Farm Labourer 10
Domestic Servant 9
At Home 5
General Labourer 5
House Painter 5
None 5
Actress 4
General Servant 4
Private Means 4
Gardener Domestic 4
Boiler Maker 4
Cotton Spinner 4
House Duties 4
Dressmaker 3
House Keeper 3
Scholar 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Lodging House Keeper 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Tailoress 3
Market Gardener 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Cotton Spinning 3

Melbourne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Milburn 67% 18,526
2 Melbourne 100% 4,374
3 Milbourne 89% 2,736
4 Milbourn 78% 1,799
5 Melbourn 89% 1,291
6 Malbourne 89% 516
7 Melburn 78% 454
8 Milburne 78% 322
9 Milborn 67% 303
10 Milborne 78% 295
11 Malborn 67% 254
12 Malburn 67% 219
13 Melborne 89% 196
14 Melborn 78% 163

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The surname Melbourne is the 2nd most popular variant of Milburn.

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