Mellars Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mellars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:290,19822,328
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mellars Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mellars Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mellars is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mellars.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellars? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Mellars is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Mellars live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Mellars is most frequent in England, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 290,198. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 38 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Mellars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mellars has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mellars last name rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mellars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mellars last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Mellars earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.22% less than the national average, earning $32,697 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellaers932/
Mellors863,104/
Mellers86330/
Millars864/
Moellers80400/
Muellers80121/
Mellersh80115/
Maellers801/
Mellorss800/
Melliors800/
Mllers7722/
Millarsch752/
Mellersch751/
Möllers714,946/
Müllers712,523/
Millers711,877/
Myllers7121/
Møllers711/
Millors711/
Millarch67220/
Millarce671/
Millersh670/
Millhours631/
Mølhorst535/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mellars
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