De melo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of De melo

The Portuguese surname De melo, 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 De melo thus means "one who hailed from Melo."

Early Origins of the De melo family

Early History of the De melo family

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De melo Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the De melo 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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De melo Ranking

In the United States, the name De melo is the 14,936^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the De melo family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jeronimo deMelo who settled in Colombia in 1528; Pedro DeMelo who arrived in the Spanish Main in 1557; Baltasar De Melo who arrived in the Spanish Main in 1561.