Melrose
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See also: melrose
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).
Proper noun
[edit]Melrose (countable and uncountable, plural Melroses)
- A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).
- A small town in South Australia.
- A rural community of the City of Devonport and Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
- A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- A number of places in Canada:
- A community of Hastings County, Ontario.
- A community of Middlesex County, Ontario.
- A small community of Nova Scotia.
- A settlement in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
- A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A neighbourhood of Oakland, California.
- A village in East Windsor, Connecticut.
- An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Bradford County, Clay County and Putnam County, Florida.
- A small community of Monroe County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland.
- A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Stearns County, Minnesota.
- A neighbourhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey.
- A village in Curry County, New Mexico.
- A hamlet in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York.
- A neighbourhood of the Bronx, New York City.
- A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
- A village and town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Melrose is the 20232nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1316 individuals. Melrose is most common among White (88.15%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Melrose”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 572.
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