Cognomen Melby (Melby 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Melby is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Denmark, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Norway, and Mexico. Very seldom, Melby is the forename as well as the last name.
| william melby Danish painter (b. 1824) |
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| wilhelm melby (b. 1824) |
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| john o. melby American politician – Minnesota -- "J.O." House 1927-44 (District 65), US (b. 1866) |
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| christian k. melby American politician – Minnesota -- "C.K." House 1907-10 (District 17), US (b. 1868) |
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bob melby American politician (1928-2019), US (b. 1928) |
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| john alexander melby African-American architect (1880–1943) (b. 1880) |
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| ernest o. melby American academic, US (b. 1891) |
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kari melby Norwegian historian (b. 1949) |
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| l. a. melby American politician, US (b. 1911) |
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| john f. melby United States diplomat, US (b. 1913) |
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guri melby Norwegian politician, NO (b. 1981) |
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| edward c. melby US (b. 1929) |
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| john melby American composer, US (b. 1941) |
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| alan k. melby American linguist, US (b. 1948) |
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| james c. melby Author, editor, and publisher (b. 1949) |
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