Melanson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

* Chester Melanson (born 1940), Canadian politician and member in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly * Dean Melanson (born 1973), former National Hockey League defenceman * Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (1879–1941), Canadian priest and Archbishop * Melanie Melanson (born 1974), a missing teenager from Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts since 1989 *

Neil Melanson Neil Melanson is an American submission grappling coach. Melanson specializes in catch wrestling, while drawing elements from judo, and focuses his coaching specifically, but not exclusively, on grappling in mixed martial arts. He is especially k ...

, American combat sports coach * Olivier-Maximin Melanson (1854–1926), Acadian businessman * Philip H. Melanson (1944–2006), American educator * Roger Melanson, Canadian politician, member in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick * Roland Melanson (born 1960), former National Hockey League goaltender and current goaltender coach * Simeon Melanson (1873–1964), Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Places

* Melanson, Nova Scotia, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County *

Val-Melanson, New Brunswick Val-Melanson is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For ...

, an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada