| ![Show Contents]() Mel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins and Etymology of MelThe surname Mel 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 Mel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mel 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 Mel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Mel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mell, Mel, Melle, Mele and others. Early Notables of the Mel family- the Mell family of Rendlesham
| Mel migration to the United States | + |
Mel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Mel, who landed in New York, NY in 1833 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Mel (post 1700) | + |
- Rinaldo del Mel (1554-1598), also René del Mel, del Melle, Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, mainly active in Italy
- Ruby Jasmine de Mel (1917-2004), Sri Lankan film actress
- Gerard Royce Maxwell De Mel OBE (b. 1917), Ceylonese Rear Admiral
- Lakdasa Jacob De Mel (1902-1976), MA was the first Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
- Sir Henry Lawson De Mel CBE (1877-1936), Ceylonese industrialist, lawyer, philanthropist and politician
- Ashantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel (b. 1959), former Sri Lankan Test and ODI cricketer
- José "Pepe" Mel Pérez (b. 1963), Spanish former professional footballer
- Srinal de Mel (1941-2024), Sri Lankan politician
- Ronald Joseph Godfrey Mel (1925-2024), known as Ronnie de Mel, was a Sri Lankan civil servant and politician
- 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)
- 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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