Melancon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Melancon family

The surname Melancon was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Melancon family

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Melancon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melanson, Melançon and others.

Early Notables of the Melancon family

Notable amongst this name at this time was many individuals in Canada, such as Isaie Melançon, who was postmaster in Industry, Quebec in 1851; M.M.C. Melançon was president in Montreal...
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Melancon Ranking

In the United States, the name Melancon is the 3,571^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Melancon is ranked the 536^th most popular surname. 2

Melancon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melancon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ambroise Melançon married in Annapolis Acadie in 1705
Claude Melançon married in Annapolis Acadie in 1714
Marie Melancon, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 3
Mr. Joseph Melancon, (b. 1717), aged 68, French settler traveling aboard the ship "La Ville d'Archangel" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 3rd December 1785 4
Mrs. Ursule Melancon, (nee Hebert), (b. 1713), aged 72, French settler traveling aboard the ship "La Ville d'Archangel" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 3rd December 1785 4

Melancon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melancon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Melançon, acadian, lived in Port Royal in 1671

Melancon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Ambroise Melancon, son of Charles and Marie, who married Françoise Bourg, daughter of Bernard and Françoise, in Port-Royal, Acadia on 20th November 1705 5
Paul Melancon, son of Pierre and Marie-Marguerite, who married Marie Terriot, daughter of Germain and Anne, in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia on 8th November 1712 5
Pierre Melancon, son of Charles and Marie, who married Anne Granger, daughter of Laurent and Marie, in Port-Royal, Acadia on 7th November 1712 5
Jean Melancon, son of Charles and Marie, who married Madeleine Petitot, daughter of Denis and Marguerite, in Port-Royal, Acadia on 22nd January 1714 5
Marie Melançon married in Port Royal in 1733
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Contemporary Notables of the name Melancon (post 1700) +

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melançon (b. 1947), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (2005-2011)
Meiling "Mei" Melançon (b. 1980), Philippine-born, American actress and former fashion model, known for her work on Rush Hour 2 (2001), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Pathology (2008)
Mark David Melancon (b. 1985), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Gerard Melancon (b. 1967), American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing having won his 3,000 race On April 19, 2007
Tucker L. Melancon (b. 1946), American judge
Larry J. Melancon (b. 1955), American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
Richard Melancon, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924 6
Glenn Melancon, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 2006, 2008 6
Charles J. Melancon (b. 1947), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1987-93; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 2005- 6
André Mélançon (b. 1944), French-Canadian, Canadian Film Award winning actor and director, known for La guerre des tuques (1984), Bach et bottine (1986) and Rafales (1990)
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
7 Ships Acadian Expedition of 1785. Retrieved 24th October 2021 from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html