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 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 1,039 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 1,066 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 46 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 21 |
| Lancashire | 3,873 |
| Leicestershire | 82 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 209 |
| Middlesex | 26 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 39 |
| Nottinghamshire | 162 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 62 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 35 |
| Sussex | 26 |
| Staffordshire | 1,316 |
| Warwickshire | 113 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 28 |
| Yorkshire | 2,787 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 27 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 207 |
| Living On Own Means | 129 |
| Farmer | 98 |
| Scholar | 87 |
| General Labourer | 81 |
| Cotton Spinner | 80 |
| Woollen Weaver | 70 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 62 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 54 |
| Dress Maker | 49 |
| General Servant Domestic | 49 |
| Domestic Servant | 39 |
| Cotton Winder | 35 |
| Cotton Piecer | 33 |
| Charwoman | 30 |
| Stone Mason | 25 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Cook Domestic | 22 |
| Grocer | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Butcher | 21 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 21 |
| House Painter | 20 |
| Laundress Wash | 20 |
| School | 20 |
| 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.