About Melsness
The surname Melsness is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of the personal name Mel and the suffix -ness, which means "headland" or "cape" in Old Norse. Therefore, Melsness likely refers to someone who lived near or was associated with a headland or cape named Mel.
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The surname Melsness is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Melsness 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 Melsness is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Melsness in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Melsness using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.