| ![Show Contents]() Melson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Today's generation of the Melson family bears a name that was brought to England by the wave of emigration that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the popular Norman given name Miles. Early Origins of the Melson familyThe surname Melson was first found in Shropshire, at Milson, a parish, in the union of Cleobury-Mortimer, part of the Overs Hunderd which dates back to the Domesday Book where is was listed as Mulstone. At that time, there was a manor, and land for 6 ploughs. It was held by Osbern fitzRichard at that time. 1 The village had 160 inhabitants in 1848 and the local church was dedicated to St. George. The name was probably derived from the Old English personal name + "tun" 2 and literally means "farmstead of a man called Myndel or Miles. Today there is also a Milson Island in New South Wales, Australia and has been established for over 100 years. Milsons Point near Sydney, Australia was named after James Milson (1785-1872), from Lincolnshire one of the earliest settlers. In New Zealand, Milson is a suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui. Early History of the Melson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Melson research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1309, 1327, 1379 and 1524 are included under the topic Early Melson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Melson Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Melson have been found, including Milson, Millson, Milison, Millison, Millyson, Milyson, Myllison, Mylison, Myleson, Mylleson, Mylson, Milsom, Mylsom, Milsolm, Millsolm, Melsam, Melsan, Melson, Melsom, Milsson, Melsome and many more. Early Notables of the Melson familyMore information is included under the topic Early Melson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Melson RankingIn the United States, the name Melson is the 8,456th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
 Melson migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Melson were among those contributors:
Melson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Melson, who arrived in Maryland in 1672 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Melson (post 1700) | + |
- Kenneth E. Melson, American chief director and head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Cyrus William "C.W." Melson (1929-1981), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Robert Melson, professor emeritus of political science and a member of the Jewish studies program at Purdue University
- Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson, American light middleweight boxer
- Joe Melson (b. 1935), American singer and a BMI Award–winning songwriter
- Edmund Melson Clarke Jr. (1945-2020), American computer scientist and academic noted for developing model checking, he died from COVID-19
- Isaac Melson Meekins (1875-1946), American Republican politician, Mayor of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1897; Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904, 1912, 1916, 1924 5
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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