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
School 1,120
Cotton Weaver 97
Private Means 85
Farmer 84
Coal Miner Hewer 78
Weaver 75
Labourer 69
At Home 60
Carter 51
General Labourer 49
Joiner 46
House Keeper 44
Farm Labourer 44
Housekeeper 40
Assisting In The Business 38
House Painter 35
General Servant (domestic) 32
Dressmaker 32
At School 31
Domestic Servant 30
None 30
Charwoman 30
Clerk 30
Scholar 30
Woollen Weaver 29

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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