Surname Spotlight: Méline

Méline ranked 40,554 in the 2010 US Census, with 539 people answering to the name. French civil records give 1,679 births under the name Méline from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Méline, the family's own records come first.

Méline appears in national name statistics on both sides of the Atlantic. Names that sound alike, such as Melone, are easily confused in old records.

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Méline name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned. Want more than a summary? See the Méline family name pack.