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
Scholar 743
At Home 110
Cotton Weaver 76
House Servant 74
Agricultural Labourer 74
Labourer 60
Coal Miner 54
Power Loom Weaver 52
Dress Maker 43
Weaver 41
Farm Labourer 40
Cotton Spinner 39
Hand Loom Weaver Woollen 39
Servant 33
House Keeper 32
Cotton Piecer 30
Silk Winder 28
Home 20
Potter 20
Woollen Weaver 20
General Servant 19
Shoe Maker 19
Silk Piecer 19
Hand Loom Weaver 18
Stone Mason 17

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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