Melgaard Family History
Melgaard Name Meaning
Norwegian (also Melgård): from any of several farmsteads in eastern Norway named Melgård from Old Norse Methalgarthr a compound of methal ‘mid(dle)’ + garthr ‘farmstead dwelling enclosure’. Danish: habitational name from a farmstead named with the same elements as 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022