Can anyone help with the origin of the last name (surname) MELLY or de Melly - beliieved to be from Espagne?

Answer 1

Hey Carlos,

Melly has a GENFORUM, where you can post questions to other people interested in the exact name.

Syrich.com says:
melly
Origin: Irish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Malley, Mallay, Mally, O'Mally, Mailley, O'Malley, O'Mailey, Mailey, Maley, Mealey, Mealley, Meally and many more.

First found in county Mayo where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: "

and it stops there.

There are 210 entries in the LDS Family Search site for MELLY. You should go and check that out. It may take some time to figure out if your name comes from England, France, Switzerland, Scottland, Ireland and possible others.

The best way is to trace back with records, but not so easy. There is also DNA testing, but that is another story, for another question.

Answer 2

I just posted a similar question about my last name which is Melick or Melich. Incredible, i think it came from these two names...because my grandfather went from Spain to Brazil...So, what do you think??? [e-mail]