# Mellor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mellor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,647 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,971 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 84,657 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (3,560 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mealer, Mellow |

## Etymology

Compare Mallerstang, Moelfre and Plenmeller.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mellor in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mellor in the United States and Australia.

## People named Mellor

- Fleur Mellor, Australian sprinter
- William C. Mellor, American cinematographer (1903-1963)
- Sammy Mellor, American marathon runner

## Similar surnames

Mueller, Mallory, Moeller, Melara, Melero, Mealer, Meller, Mehler, Miller, Muller, Millar, Mohler.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.