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Melding Family History

Melding Surname Meaning

From Milden (Suffolk), which is recorded as Meldingg in 125, the place-name might mean ‘(the settlement of) Melda's people’ from an Old English personal name *Melda + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas.

Alternatively, it could mean ‘place where orache grew’ from Old English melde ‘orache’ + the place-name forming suffix -ing.

It is apparently a variant of Melling.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Melding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Melding family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Melding families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 19 Melding families living in Lancashire. This was about 79% of all the recorded Melding's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Melding families in 1891.
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What did your Melding ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Melding. 84% of Melding women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    17%

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Passenger Lists

There are 50 immigration records available for the last name Melding. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 22 military records available for the last name Melding. For the veterans among your Melding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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