Mello is a surname that was first found in Ile-de-France, at Mellun. The first records of the name was Robert of Melun (c. 1100–1167), an English-born, scholastic Christian theologian.
The Mello surname can also be of Italian, Dutch, and or Belgian origins due to migration. In some families, the Portuguese surname De Melo has evolved into Mello, due to migration and differing transcriptions.
People with the surname
- Alejandro Mello (born 1979), Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward. Alfred Mello Music producer from South Africa in Matlelerekeng
- Anna Vania Mello (born 1979), Italian volleyball player
- Anthony de Mello (1931–1987), Jesuit priest, psychotherapist and writer
- Anthony de Mello (1900–1961), Indian cricket administrator
- Beevan D'Mello (born 1987), Indian footballer
- Branco Mello (born 1962), Brazilian rock singer/bassist
- Craig Mello (born 1960), Nobel Prize winner
- Dave Mello (born 1969), drummer of the punk/ska band Operation Ivy
- Dawn Mello (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
- Dom Francisco Manuel de Mello (1608– 1666), Portuguese writer
- Doug Mello, American soccer coach
- Evaldo Cabral de Mello (born 1936), Brazilian historian and history writer
- Fábio Jerônimo Mello (born 1971), Brazilian footballer
- Fábio Mello (born 1975), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Fernando Collor de Mello (born 1949), 32nd president of Brazil
- Francisco de Mello, Marquis of Terceira, Portuguese politician
- Froilano de Mello (1887-1955), Goan microbiologist, professor, author and MP in the Portuguese Parliament
- Ingeborg Mello (1919–2009), Argentine track and field athlete
- Jeffrey Mello, American Episcopal priest (Bishop of Connecticut)
- Jim Mello (1920–2006), American football player
- Lois Snowe-Mello (1948–2016), American politician
- Mello (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer
- Paola Mello (born 1958), Italian computer scientist
- Raphael Mello (born 1992), Brazilian football player for FC Cesarense
- Ricardo Mello (born 1980), Brazilian tennis player
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), Brazilian United Nations employee
- Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919–2004), Portuguese writer
- Suzanne D'Mello (born 1978), Indian singer
- Tamara Mello (born 1976), American actress
- Timothy J. Mello (born 1956), American mobster
References
- https://www.houseofnames.com/mello-family-crest.
- https://coadb.com/surnames/mello-arms.html#:~:text=In%20the%20case%20of%20the,suffix%20to%20a%20given%20name.
External links
- Mello at forebears.io
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