Melvill

surname · Latin script

Meaning: usually from Melville, Midlothian, itself named from Geoffrey de Mallaville from Emalleville, Seine-Inférieure; first attested Geoffrey de Maleuin 1161–3, 1165–71

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Melvill is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • ZASouth Africa
  • GBUnited Kingdom
  • CACanada

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

usually from Melville, Midlothian, itself named from Geoffrey de Mallaville from Emalleville, Seine-Inférieure; first attested Geoffrey de Maleuin 1161–3, 1165–71

Sources 1

  • A Dictionary of English Surnames

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Thomas Melvill, b. 1726Thomas Melvill, b. 1751Philip Melvill, b. 1762James Cosmo Melvill, b. 1792Philip Melvill, b. 1796Henry Melvill, b. 1798James Cosmo Melvill, b. 1845Emily Hester Melvill, b. 1846Mike Melvill, b. 1940

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 4 sources across 1 country.

Reference works 3

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Melvill mean, and where does it come from?
usually from Melville, Midlothian, itself named from Geoffrey de Mallaville from Emalleville, Seine-Inférieure; first attested Geoffrey de Maleuin 1161–3, 1165–71 Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
In which country does Melvill have the most bearers?
Melvill is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Melvill”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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