Mellor
See also: mellor
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic/Cumbric; equivalent to Welsh moel (“bare, bald”) + bre (“hill”). Compare Mallerstang, Moelfre and Plenmeller.
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). [1]
- 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.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mellor”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 571.