Melton (surname)

Melton is a Scottish surname, and is derived from Anglo-Saxon (Old English) medeltone or meltuna, from the Old English words middel, meaning "middle" or "between two places", and tun, meaning "settlement".

Notable people with the surname

A

• Annette Melton (born 1985), Australian actress
• Arthur Melton (1906–1978), American psychologist

B

• Babe Melton (1898–??), American baseball player
• Barry Melton (born 1947), American musician
• Bill Melton (born 1945), American baseball player
• Bo Melton (born 1999), American football player
• Bryant Melton (born 1940), American politician
• Buck Melton (1923–2014), American politician

C

• Carl D. Melton (1927–2016), American politician and judge
• Charles Melton (born 1991), American actor and model
• Cliff Melton (1912–1986), American baseball player

D

• Darrio Melton, American politician
• Dave Melton (1928–2008), American baseball player
• De'Anthony Melton (born 1998), American basketball player
• Douglas A. Melton (born 1953), American investigator
• Dustin Melton (born 1995), Zimbabwean-South African cricketer

E

• Eddie Melton (born 1980/1981), American politician
• Emory Melton (1923–2015), American politician

F

• Florence Melton (1911–2007), American inventor
• Frank Melton (1949–2009), American politician

H

• Harold Melton (born 1966), American judge
• Henry Melton (born 1986), American football player
• H. Keith Melton, American intelligence historian
• Howell W. Melton (1923–2015), American lawyer and judge

J

• Jacob Melton (born 2000), American baseball player
• James Melton (1904–1961), American singer
• J. Gordon Melton (born 1942), American religious scholar
• John Melton (??–1640), English politician and author
• Jovan Melton, American politician
• Justin Melton (born 1987), Filipino-American basketball player

K

• Kate Melton (born 1992), American actress
• Kent Melton (1955–2024), American sculptor

L

• Lou Alta Melton (1895–1974), American civil engineer
• Lynn Melton, American politician

M

• Matthew Melton (born 1982), American musician
• Max Melton (born 2002), American football player
• Mel Melton, American musician
• Mitchell Melton (1943–2013), American politician

P

• Parvati Melton (born 1989), Indian model
• Patrick Melton (born 1975), American screenwriter

R

• Richard Huntington Melton (born 1935), American ambassador
• Rube Melton (1917–1971), American baseball player

S

• Sean Melton (born 1994), American artistic gymnast
• Sid Melton (1917–2011), American actor
• Steve Melton (born 1978), English footballer
• Steve Melton (businessman) (born 1962), English businessman

T

• Terrence Melton (born 1977), American football player

W

• William Melton (disambiguation), multiple people

See also

• Senator Melton (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Melton"