Melton

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛltən/

Melton (countable and uncountable, plural Meltons)

1. The Borough of Melton, a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Melton Mowbray.
2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850). ^[1]
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
   • 2025 June 11, “White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to perfect major league debut”, in Associated Press‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 June 2025:

     Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.

4. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Melton is the 688^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 50069 individuals. Melton is most common among White (79.76%) and Black/African American (14.2%) individuals.

• Melton Constable
• Melton Mowbray

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Melton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 572.

• Elmton, loment, molten, tolmen