Last Name MELTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELTON is ranked as the 666th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 55,784.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 17.5 people named MELTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MELTON is 57,376, the rank is 634 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MELTON is 18.01.

Last Names MELTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 55,784 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 666
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 57,376
  • National Rank 634
  • Proportion/100k 18.01

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELTON is 82.3% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 13.6% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MELTON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MELTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.3% 63.9% 18.4%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 13.6% 12.3% 1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELTON is Texas where 7,079 people have this name.
  • Tennessee is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELTON, as 61.38 in every 100,000 Tennesseans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • Tennessee is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,898 14.74 99.6% Indiana 1,533 23.24 99.5% Iowa 197 6.33 96.8% Kansas 506 17.44 98.6% Michigan 1,000 10.09 99.4% Minnesota 222 4.08 97.2% Missouri 1,236 41.3 98.9% Nebraska 131 6.98 95.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 26.7% Ohio 1,015 8.75 99.1% South Dakota 35 4.15 77.8% Wisconsin 445 7.73 98.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,898 14.74 99.6%
Indiana 1,533 23.24 99.5%
Iowa 197 6.33 96.8%
Kansas 506 17.44 98.6%
Michigan 1,000 10.09 99.4%
Minnesota 222 4.08 97.2%
Missouri 1,236 41.3 98.9%
Nebraska 131 6.98 95.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 26.7%
Ohio 1,015 8.75 99.1%
South Dakota 35 4.15 77.8%
Wisconsin 445 7.73 98.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 90.1% Arizona 1,007 14.96 99.3% California 3,657 9.43 99.6% Colorado 615 11.47 99.1% Hawaii 72 5.09 93.5% Idaho 187 11.46 96.8% Montana 196 19.16 98.0% Nevada 376 13.24 98.7% New Mexico 345 16.53 98.0% Oregon 650 16.38 99.1% Utah 257 8.72 95.8% Washington 1,086 15.38 99.5% Wyoming 65 11.17 92.7%

West States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 90.1%
Arizona 1,007 14.96 99.3%
California 3,657 9.43 99.6%
Colorado 615 11.47 99.1%
Hawaii 72 5.09 93.5%
Idaho 187 11.46 96.8%
Montana 196 19.16 98.0%
Nevada 376 13.24 98.7%
New Mexico 345 16.53 98.0%
Oregon 650 16.38 99.1%
Utah 257 8.72 95.8%
Washington 1,086 15.38 99.5%
Wyoming 65 11.17 92.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 190 5.28 97.2% Maine 71 5.36 89.0% Massachusetts 353 5.23 97.4% New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.2% New Jersey 605 6.76 98.8% New York 461 2.33 98.0% Pennsylvania 469 3.67 98.2% Rhode Island 64 6.05 90.7% Vermont 20 3.13 84.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 190 5.28 97.2%
Maine 71 5.36 89.0%
Massachusetts 353 5.23 97.4%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.2%
New Jersey 605 6.76 98.8%
New York 461 2.33 98.0%
Pennsylvania 469 3.67 98.2%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 90.7%
Vermont 20 3.13 84.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names MELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,930 39.8 99.3% Arkansas 1,365 46 99.3% Delaware 64 6.84 95.8% Dist. of Columbia 117 17.69 96.8% Florida 2,760 13.87 99.8% Georgia 3,008 29.79 99.6% Kentucky 1,582 35.83 99.2% Louisiana 817 17.58 98.4% Maryland 675 11.29 99.1% Mississippi 1,236 41.3 98.9% North Carolina 4,918 49.46 99.8% Oklahoma 1,909 49.24 99.6% South Carolina 2,628 54.38 99.7% Tennessee 4,020 61.38 99.7% Texas 7,079 26.26 99.8% Virginia 2,403 28.86 99.7% West Virginia 491 26.54 97.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,930 39.8 99.3%
Arkansas 1,365 46 99.3%
Delaware 64 6.84 95.8%
Dist. of Columbia 117 17.69 96.8%
Florida 2,760 13.87 99.8%
Georgia 3,008 29.79 99.6%
Kentucky 1,582 35.83 99.2%
Louisiana 817 17.58 98.4%
Maryland 675 11.29 99.1%
Mississippi 1,236 41.3 98.9%
North Carolina 4,918 49.46 99.8%
Oklahoma 1,909 49.24 99.6%
South Carolina 2,628 54.38 99.7%
Tennessee 4,020 61.38 99.7%
Texas 7,079 26.26 99.8%
Virginia 2,403 28.86 99.7%
West Virginia 491 26.54 97.6%
 

Full Names with MELTON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELTON as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MELTON.

The most popular full name is James MELTON. 2.56% of all the people named MELTON have this given name.

There are 2126 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James MELTON 2.56%
2 David MELTON 1.53%
3 John MELTON 1.42%
4 Robert MELTON 1.24%
5 Charles MELTON 1.22%
6 Michael MELTON 1.17%
7 Mary MELTON 1.13%
8 Barbara MELTON 0.90%
9 William MELTON 0.87%
10 Larry MELTON 0.75%
11 Betty MELTON 0.73%
12 Donald MELTON 0.71%
13 Patricia MELTON 0.59%
14 Linda MELTON 0.58%
15 Thomas MELTON 0.57%
16 Billy MELTON 0.57%
17 Richard MELTON 0.57%
18 Jennifer MELTON 0.56%
19 Deborah MELTON 0.55%
20 Jerry MELTON 0.54%

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