Mellor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mellor Name Meaning: This is a habitational name from places in large counties i.e Derbyshire.

The name was earlier recorded as 'melver' & from English words that are ancestors of welsh, moel 'bare' + bre 'hill'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mellor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mellor family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 127
Cotton Weaver 119
Agricultural Labourer 87
Farmer 75
Labourer 70
Independent 62
Weaver 56
Male Servant 41
Cotton Piecer 37
Cotton Spinner 37
Clothier 31
Woollen Weaver 27
Dress Maker 25
Piecer 23
Coal Miner 22
Potter 21
Cloth Dresser 21
Fancy Weaver 20
Shoe Maker 19
Collier 18
Spinner 17
Stone Mason 15
Cotton Reeler 15
Apprentice 14
Cotton Worker 13

Mellor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Miller 67% 276,889
2 Mellor 100% 67,315
3 Millar 67% 13,449
4 Muller 67% 9,326
5 Meller 83% 9,074
6 Millor 83% 3,769
7 Moller 67% 1,677
8 Mellar 83% 1,447
9 Millier 57% 1,035
10 Maller 67% 925
11 Mallor 83% 612
12 Milliar 57% 463
13 Mallorie 63% 346
14 Mullar 67% 190
15 Melliar 71% 187
16 Mullier 57% 124
17 Moeller 71% 104

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The surname Mellor is the 2nd most popular variant of Miller.

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