Melton

Where Melton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Melton.

Melton through the years
  1. 1845
    Melton Prior born
    British illustrator and war correspondent
  2. 1882
    First appearance
    #837 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1888
    Peak, #505
    15 babies named Melton, its best rank.
  4. 1889
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #974.
  5. 1929
    Melton D. Hancock born
    American politician
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Melton D. Hancock · American politician, 1929–2011
  • Melton Prior · British illustrator and war correspondent, 1845–1910

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.