Melhuish

English

Alternative forms

• Mellish, Melluish

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English mǣle (“variegated, brightly coloured”) + hīwisċ (“hide (of land)”).

Proper noun

Melhuish (plural Melhuishes)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Melhuish is the 98099^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 185 individuals. Melhuish is most common among White (96.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Melhuish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 570.