Melnik Family History
Melnik Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Ukrainian and Rusyn (standard transliteration Melnyk in Slovakia Melník): occupational name from Russian melnik ‘miller’ (from melit ‘to grind’) or from Ukrainian and Rusyn cognate melnyk transliterated under Russian or Slovak influence. Polish: variant of Mielnik ‘miller’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022