Melton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Melton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Melton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 223
Agricultural Labourer 42
General Labourer 25
Farmer 18
General Servant Domestic 15
Dress Maker 13
Labourer 13
Farm Labourer 13
General Servant 11
Domestic Servant 10
Carpenter 9
Living On Own Means 9
General Domestic Servant 7
Farm Servant 7
Living On Her Own Means 7
Errand Boy 6
Butcher 6
Tailoress 6
House Keeper 6
Joiner 5
Grocer 5
House Maid 5
Laundress 5
Coal Miner 4
Milliner 4

Melton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Milton 83% 29,859
2 Moulton 71% 10,583
3 Melton 100% 8,957
4 Malton 83% 5,156
5 Molton 83% 2,290
6 Multon 83% 510
7 Maulton 71% 156

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The surname Melton is the 3rd most popular variant of Milton.

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