Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
MELVILLE
There are approximately 6,596 people named Melville in the UK. That makes it the 1,606th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 104 are named Melville.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
MehlvilleMeilville
Malville
Maelvill
Malvill
Mallvill
Maelvil
Malvil
Melaville
Meleville
Malveil
Melfell
Malvell
Malvail
Mellaville
Melleville
Melivlle
Melivle
Mehlvile
Meilvile
The Melville surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MELVILLE. A parish In the arrondissement of Dieppe in Normandy, hodie Melleville. Tlie patriarch of this family, long so influential in Scotland, was a William de Malavill, a Domesd. tenant in Suffolk.