| ![Show Contents]() Melle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Melle familyThe surname Melle was first found in Somerset where Mells (St. Andrew), is a civil parish, in the union of Frome, in the hundred of Mells and Leigh. The parish dates back to pre-Domesday Book and was known as Milne in 942 derived from the Old English word "myln." 1 By the time of the Domesday Book the name place name had evolved to "Mulle" or "Mulne" which meant "several mills." At that time, it was part of the land of St Mary of Glastonbury and held land big enough for 20 ploughs. The mill was also operative. 2 In Suffolk, Mells is a hamlet in the parish of Wenshaston in the union and hundred of Blything. This hamlet has always been much smaller than the Somerset locale as in the early 19th century the Somerset village had 1,261 residents while the Suffolk hamlet had only 123. Early History of the Melle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Melle research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1103, 1177, 1449, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1560 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Melle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Melle Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mell, Mel, Melle, Mele and others. Early Notables of the Melle familyMore information is included under the topic Early Melle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Melle RankingIn France, the name Melle is the 7,024th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 3
 Melle migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Melle Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Daniel Melle, who landed in Virginia in 1656 4
- Dollo Melle, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 4
Melle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joh Herm Melle, who landed in America in 1840 4
- Joh Gerh Melle, who arrived in Cincinnati, Oh in 1846 4
- Manuel Melle, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Melle (post 1700) | + |
- Melle van Essen, Dutch cinematographer
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
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Melle migration to the United States 
