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

Malaterre, 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 Malaterre surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Malaterre in America

Malaterre is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Malaterre surname appeared 164 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 Malaterre.

We can also compare 2010 data for Malaterre 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 Malaterre

The surname Malaterre is of French origin, derived from the Old French words "mal" meaning "bad" or "poor" and "terre" meaning "land." It likely originated in the northern regions of France during the medieval period, possibly referring to someone who lived on poor or infertile land.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of this name was Gilles Malaterre, a farmer who lived in the village of Amiens, Picardy, in the late 13th century. Records from the local abbey mention his name in connection with a land dispute in 1287.

In the 14th century, the Malaterre name appeared in the historic records of the Duchy of Burgundy, where a family of minor nobility bore this surname. Jean Malaterre, a knight from the village of Chalon-sur-Saône, is recorded as participating in the Battle of Crécy in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War.

The name is also found in the tax rolls of the city of Paris in the early 15th century, indicating the presence of Malaterre families among the urban population at that time. One notable entry is for a merchant named Jacques Malaterre, who lived in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in 1412.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Malaterre family settled in the region of Normandy, where they owned a small estate near the town of Coutances. Nicolas Malaterre (1523-1590), a lawyer and minor landowner from this branch, is recorded in local archives as having participated in the defense of the city during the Wars of Religion.

Another notable bearer of this surname was Étienne Malaterre (1648-1727), a French Jesuit priest and missionary who traveled to Canada in the late 17th century. He spent several years living among the Huron and Iroquois tribes, working to convert them to Christianity and documenting their languages and customs.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Malaterre

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

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 Malaterre 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 Malaterre 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 Malaterre was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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