The Mello Family Name

Many Mello families will find their roots under Melo, the form most records use. It is a place-based name: “From Melo”. Mello adds “l” to Melo, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Arms linked to Melo and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Mello family name pack.