Mellor

See also: mellor

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Mealer, Mellow

Etymology

Probably from two ancient British words akin to Welsh moel (“bare”) and bre (“hill”).

Proper noun

Mellor (countable and uncountable, plural Mellors)

1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9788).
2. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6530).
3. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mellor is the 8971^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3647 individuals. Mellor is most common among White (92.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mellor”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 571.

Anagrams

• Moller, Morell