Find out how popular the last name Malach is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Malach.

Malach, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Malach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Malach in America

Malach is the 65964th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Malach surname appeared 300 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Malach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Malach to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Malach

The surname Malach has its origins in the Czech Republic, dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Czech word "malý," meaning "small" or "little." The name was likely given as a descriptive nickname or byname to someone of short stature or a younger child.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Malach can be found in the records of the town of Olomouc in Moravia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1587, a man named Jan Malach was listed as a resident of the town, working as a blacksmith.

Over the following centuries, the name spread to other parts of the Czech lands and neighboring regions. It underwent various spelling variations, including Malák, Malech, and Maláček, reflecting local dialectal differences and the influences of other languages in the area.

In the 18th century, the Malach surname appears in historical records from the town of Chrudim, located in the Pardubice Region of modern-day Czech Republic. A notable bearer of the name from this period was Jakub Malach (1720-1789), a respected clockmaker and artisan known for his intricate timepieces.

As Czech immigrants began to settle in other parts of Europe and the Americas in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Malach surname traveled with them. One such figure was Josef Malach (1842-1912), a Czech-American farmer and landowner who established a successful agricultural enterprise in Iowa after emigrating from Bohemia in the 1860s.

Another prominent individual with the Malach surname was Václav Malach (1878-1952), a Czech artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits. His works can be found in various art galleries and museums throughout the Czech Republic.

In the 20th century, the name Malach gained recognition in the field of science with the contributions of the Czech-American physicist Robert Malach (1920-2004), who made significant advancements in the study of semiconductor physics and worked at leading research institutions like Bell Labs and the University of Pennsylvania.

Overall, the surname Malach has a rich history rooted in the Czech lands, originally emerging as a descriptive nickname and evolving over centuries to become a recognized family name carried by individuals across various professions and regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Malach

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Malach.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Malach was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Malach has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Malach was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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