'melos' History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal

Etymology of 'melos'

What does the name 'melos' mean?

The Portuguese surname 'melos', 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 'melos' thus means "one who hailed from Melo."

Early Origins of the 'melos' family

The surname 'melos' was first found in Portugal in the town of the same name. The 'melos' family is descended from Pedro Formarigues, who was called "de Riba de Vizela" as he was owned many estates in Riba de Vizela.

Early History of the 'melos' family

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'melos' Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the 'melos' family

Mem Soares de Melo, who was lord of Melo and Gouveia and whose descendants retained the surname Melo. Francisco Manuel de Mello (1608-1666), was a Portuguese writer, born in Lisbon. On his father's side, he was of the royal house of Braganza. After the death of his father, Dom...
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'melos' migration to the United States +

'melos' Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fep Melos, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1840 1

Sources +

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)