Melville Family History
Melville Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Malleville from Latin mala ‘bad’ + ville ‘settlement’. Irish (mainly Ulster): English surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhichíl ‘descendant of Maoilmhichil’ a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Michael’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022