Mells Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mells Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mells family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 77
Agricultural Labourer 9
Coal Miner 8
Laundress 6
General Labourer 5
Living On Own Means 4
Domestic Servant 4
Blacksmith 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Labourer 3
Nurse 3
Shoe Maker 3
Farmer 3
Cotton Reeler 3
Dress Maker 3
Clerk 3
Boiler Maker 2
Carpenter & Joiner 2
Farm Carter 2
Servant 2
No Occupation 2
Domestic General Servant 2
Shoe Machinist 2
Tender Fitter 2
Brass Polisher 2

Mells Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mills 80% 269,686
2 Milles 67% 5,291
3 Mullis 67% 3,619
4 Millis 67% 3,335
5 Mells 100% 1,583
6 Mellis 83% 584
7 Millus 67% 504
8 Malls 80% 238
9 Mallis 67% 237
10 Mulls 80% 200
11 Millas 67% 178
12 Mulles 67% 122
13 Melles 83% 121

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The surname Mells is the 5th most popular variant of Mills.

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