Melgar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Melgar family

The surname Melgar was first found in Languedoc, where this distinguished family has been traced from ancient times.

Early History of the Melgar family

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Melgar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melgueil, Melgueille, Melgueils, Melgueilles, Melgeil, Melgiel, Milgueil, Maugio, Milguiel, Le Melgueil, Lemelgueil, Demelgueil, Meulgeil, Melger, Melguerre, Millger, de Melgueil, du Melgueil and many more.

Early Notables of the Melgar family

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Melgar Ranking

In the United States, the name Melgar is the 8,270^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Melgar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melgar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Melgar, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 2
Pedro De Melgar, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Antonio De Melgar, who arrived in Columbia in 1855 2
Cristobal Melgar, who landed in New Spain in 1876 2
Garcia De Melgar, aged 16, who arrived in New Spain in 1876 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Melgar (post 1700) +

Sindey Balderas Melgar (b. 1976), Mexican footballer and defender
Fernand Melgar (b. 1961), Swiss actor, producer, director and film editor
Pablo Melgar (b. 1980), Guatemalan football defender
Mariano Melgar (1791-1815), Peruvian patriot

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)