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'.
Discover how your Mellor ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 597 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 28 |
| Derbyshire | 708 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 61 |
| Essex | 8 |
| Gloucestershire | 20 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Lancashire | 2,905 |
| Leicestershire | 60 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 170 |
| Middlesex | 30 |
| Northumberland | 26 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 159 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 19 |
| Surrey | 32 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 915 |
| Warwickshire | 87 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 2,139 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 15 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 8 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,291 |
| Cotton Weaver | 167 |
| Coal Miner | 114 |
| General Labourer | 92 |
| Farmer | 82 |
| Dress Maker | 67 |
| Woollen Weaver | 67 |
| Cotton Spinner | 64 |
| Living On Own Means | 56 |
| Domestic Servant | 51 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 50 |
| Cotton Piecer | 43 |
| Joiner | 39 |
| Carter | 36 |
| Cotton Winder | 30 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Labourer | 28 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 26 |
| Grocer | 26 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Stone Mason | 25 |
| Cotton Operative | 25 |
| Farm Servant | 23 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Mellor | 4,959 |
| John Mellor | 4,473 |
| William Mellor | 3,455 |
| Sarah Mellor | 3,228 |
| James Mellor | 2,622 |
| Elizabeth Mellor | 2,596 |
| Thomas Mellor | 2,419 |
| George Mellor | 2,086 |
| Joseph Mellor | 2,061 |
| Hannah Mellor | 1,640 |
| Ann Mellor | 1,578 |
| Jane Mellor | 1,091 |
| Alice Mellor | 1,072 |
| Samuel Mellor | 1,065 |
| Annie Mellor | 1,035 |
| Martha Mellor | 977 |
| Charles Mellor | 870 |
| Ellen Mellor | 854 |
| Emma Mellor | 784 |
| Henry Mellor | 784 |
| Eliza Mellor | 765 |
| Robert Mellor | 688 |
| Arthur Mellor | 620 |
| Margaret Mellor | 517 |
| Emily Mellor | 493 |
| 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 |
The surname Mellor is the 2nd most popular variant of Miller.