Melena Family History
Melena Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese: probably a nickname from melena, a
term denoting a piece of leather placed on the horns of an ox so that
the yoke would not harm them, possibly applied to someone in charge of
an ox as a draft animal. By extension, melena came to mean
‘mane’ and ‘long hair’, probably applied to someone with long or
untidy hair. RS from Corom.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Melena
Name Distribution of Melena Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Melena families
 4 - 5  2 - 3 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Melena families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Melena last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Melena Family Origin
Melena Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Melena
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Melena Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Melena census records
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Military Service by Melena
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Threads: 6 - Messages: 19
| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| melena |  | oompabette | 4 |
| Melena from Colorado | | 4crism | 3 |
| hello | | melenaefren | 1 |
| hola | | knucla1 | 0 |
| family ancestry (Melena) | | 1 | |
| Melena family | | RuthMelena | 4 |
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