Melrose

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English

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Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).

Proper noun

Melrose (countable and uncountable, plural Melroses)

  1. A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).
  2. A small town in South Australia.
  3. A rural community of the City of Devonport and Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
  5. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  6. A number of places in Canada:
    1. A community of Hastings County, Ontario.
    2. A community of Middlesex County, Ontario.
    3. A small community of Nova Scotia.
    4. A settlement in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
    5. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A neighbourhood of Oakland, California.
    2. A village in East Windsor, Connecticut.
    3. An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Bradford County, Clay County and Putnam County, Florida.
    4. A small community of Monroe County, Iowa.
    5. An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
    6. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland.
    7. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    8. A city in Stearns County, Minnesota.
    9. A neighbourhood of Sayreville borough, New Jersey.
    10. A village in Curry County, New Mexico.
    11. A hamlet in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York.
    12. A neighbourhood of the Bronx, New York City.
    13. A village in Paulding County, Ohio.
    14. A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
    15. A village and town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  8. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

  • 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.

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