Mellor
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from two ancient British words akin to Welsh moel (“bare”) and bre (“hill”).
Proper noun
Mellor (countable and uncountable, plural Mellors)
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9788).
- A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6530).
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mellor is the 8971st 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.