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Where did the Portuguese Demelo family come from? What is the Portuguese Demelo family crest and coat of arms? When did the Demelo family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Demelo family history?

The Portuguese surname Demelo, is of toponymic origin, deriving from a place name where the original bearer resided or held land. The original name of the family's ancestral town was Merlo, which is an archaic form of "melro," the Portuguese word for "blackbird." The surname Demelo thus means "one who hailed from Melo."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: De Melo, Melo, Melos and others.

First found in Portugal in the town of the same name.The Demelo family is descended from Pedro Formarigues, who was aclled "de Riba de Vizela" as he was owned many estates in Riba de Vizela.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Demelo research. Another 350 words(25 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Demelo History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 23 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Demelo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Demelo Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Joao de Melo, aged 37, who emigrated to the United States from St. Michael's, in 1903
  • Manuel de Melo, aged 17, who emigrated to the United States from Portugal, in 1913
  • Cesario de Melo, aged 32, who settled in America, in 1917
  • Ezequiel De Melo, aged 19, who landed in America from Chaves, Portugal, in 1920
  • Jose Bernardo de Melo, aged 20, who settled in America from Cassenraes, Portugal, in 1920

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  • Francisco Manuel de Melo (1608-1666), Portuguese writer
  • Atonio Vieira de Melo, Brazilian lawyer and journalist
  • António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo GCTE KGF (1819-1887), Portuguese statesman, politician, and engineer
  • Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo (b. 1985), Brazilian footballer
  • José Marco Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo (b. 1971), Brazilian silver medalist beach volleyball player at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Araquem José de Melo (1944-2001), Brazilian footballer
  • Marcelo José de Melo (b. 1972), Brazilian artist


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The Demelo Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Demelo Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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