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 1,095
Cotton Weaver 194
Coal Miner 113
Agricultural Labourer 92
House Keeper 72
House Servant 70
Woollen Weaver 65
Dress Maker 60
Cotton Piecer 49
Wife Of Above 48
Cotton Factory Worker 45
Carter 41
Labourer 38
Cotton Spinner 37
Cotton Winder 37
Servant 36
Silk Winder 34
Cotton Reeler 29
Silk Weaver 28
Stone Mason 27
Shoe Maker 25
Potter 25
Weaver Cotton 24
Woolen Weaver 24
General Servant 23

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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