How Many People Have the Last Name Melton?
people had the surname Melton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,893 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,475 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Melton (79.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Melton ranks #501. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 82.3% to 79.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Melton grew from 48,594 people in 2000 to 50,069 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #634 to #688. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 18.01 to 16.97 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 48,594 | 50,069 |
| Rank | #634 | #688 |
| Per 100,000 people | 18.01 | 16.97 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Melton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Melton: M435
👤 Melton as a First Name
Melton is a first name too: about 1,663 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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