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Melanson History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Melanson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Melanson family

The surname Melanson was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Melanson family

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Melanson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melanson, Melançon and others.

Early Notables of the Melanson family

Notable amongst this name at this time was many individuals in Canada, such as Isaie Melançon, who was postmaster in Industry, Quebec in 1851; M.M.C. Melançon was president in Montreal...
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Melanson Ranking

In the United States, the name Melanson is the 5,865^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Melanson is ranked the 689^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,596 people with that name. 2

Melanson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melanson Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Widow Melanson, who arrived in Connecticut in 1763 3
Alexandre Melanson, who landed in Maryland in 1763 3
Anne Melanson, who arrived in Maryland in 1763 3
Charles Melanson, who landed in Maryland in 1763 3
Elizabeth Melanson, who arrived in Maryland in 1763 3
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Melanson migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melanson Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Charles Melanson was a settler in Quebec in 1643
Marie Melanson, Acadian, married in Port Royal, Nova Scotia in 1671
Charles Melanson was a farmer in Port Royal, Nova Scotia in 1671
Ambroise Melanson lived in Port Royal in 1686

Melanson Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Melanson lived in Pizquid, Nova Scotia in 1755
Jean Melanson, who arrived in Quebec in 1766-1767

Contemporary Notables of the name Melanson (post 1700) +

Philip H Melanson (1945-2006), American Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dorothy Melanson, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1996, 2000, 2004; Presidential Elector for Maine, 2000; Member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 2004 4
Amédée Raymond Melanson (1882-1930), Canadian physician and politician, MLA for Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia (1920-1925)
Roger Melanson, Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (2010-), Chair of the Liberal caucus (2010-)
Olivier-Maximin Melanson (1854-1926), Acadian businessman and politician, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (1916-1917)
Monsignor Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (1879-1941), Canadian priest, first Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick (1936-1941)
Roland Joseph "Rollie" Melanson (b. 1960), Canadian former NHL goaltender, current goaltender coach for the Vancouver Canucks, winner of three consecutives Stanley Cups
Dean Melanson (b. 1973), Canadian former NHL hockey player who played from 1993 to 2008
Laurier Melanson, Canadian novelist in Montreal

Historic Events for the Melanson family +

Halifax Explosion

Mrs. Matilda Melanson (1896-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance