Melnick

Melnick Meaning & Origin

About Melnick
The surname Melnick is of Eastern European origin, specifically from Ukraine and Belarus. It is derived from the given name Melnik, which means "miller" in Ukrainian and Russian. The name was originally used to denote someone who worked as a miller or lived near a mill. Over time, the surname Melnick became hereditary and passed down through generations, signifying a family's ancestral connection to the occupation or location associated with milling.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Melnick is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Melnick: 2,864
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 11081
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.97

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Melnick based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Melnick is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLNK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M04502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 L N IH0 K
🌐 IPA
/ˈmɛlnɪk/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Melnick in Braille

Here's how to represent Melnick in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Melnick in braille

How to sign the name Melnick using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Melnick using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Melnick in sign language

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