The Melnik surname is of Russian, and Jewish (E. Ashkenazic) origin, and is a patronymic from an occupational name for a miller of grain. It comes from the Russian word "melnik" meaning "miller."With the suffix "-ev/-ov," the name generally means "son of the miller."
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Early Origins of the Melnik family
The surname Melnik was first found in Russia, where the name originated in early times.
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Early History of the Melnik family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Melnik research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1722 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Melnik History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Melnik Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Melnikov, Melnikoff, Melnick, Melnik and others.
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Early Notables of the Melnik family
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Melnik Ranking
In Russia, the name Melnik is the 324th most popular surname with an estimated 46,410 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Melnik family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of the name who have settled in North America; although no records were found of the Russian form of this name in the passenger and immigration lists consulted, there was Nykola Melnyk, born in 1873.
Contemporary Notables of the name Melnik (post 1700)
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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Melnik (1958-2021), Russian film director who died at the Kitabo-Oron waterfall (Big Irkindinsky waterfall), after he slipped and fell off a cliff into the water
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