How Many People Have the Last Name Melvin?
people had the surname Melvin in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 14,749 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
+485 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Melvin (67.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 27.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Melvin ranks #1,337. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Melvin grew from 19,523 people in 2000 to 20,008 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #1,679 to #1,795. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.24 to 6.78 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,523 | 20,008 |
| Rank | #1,679 | #1,795 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.24 | 6.78 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Melvin
👤 Melvin as a First Name
Melvin is a first name too: about 106,426 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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