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

Mallett, 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 Mallett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mallett in America

Mallett is the 5315th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mallett surname appeared 6,556 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Mallett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mallett 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 Mallett

The surname Mallett is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "mallet", which means a small hammer or mallet. The name first appeared in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is believed that the name was originally an occupational name for a maker or user of mallets, which were used in various trades such as carpentry and blacksmithing.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Mallet" and "Mallett". The name was primarily concentrated in the counties of Wiltshire, Somerset, and Dorset in southwest England during the medieval period.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various records, such as the Hundred Rolls of 1273, where it is spelled as "Mallet" and "Mallet". During this time, the name was also associated with several places in England, such as Mallett Court in Somerset and Mallett Priory in Wiltshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Mallett was Sir Thomas Mallett (c. 1292-1340), a prominent English knight and landowner from Somerset. Another notable figure was Sir Baldwin Mallett (c. 1370-1416), a Member of Parliament and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.

In the 16th century, the name was well-established in England, and several notable individuals bore the surname. One such person was Francis Mallett (c. 1525-1570), an English politician and Member of Parliament. Another was Sir Thomas Mallett (c. 1545-1604), a military leader and member of the Privy Council of England.

As the surname spread throughout England, it also appeared in various spellings, such as Mallette, Mallit, and Mallet. The latter spelling was particularly common in the southern counties of England and gave rise to the French variant "Mallet".

Notable individuals with the surname Mallett in later centuries include Robert Mallett (1810-1881), an English politician and landowner, and Sir Robert Mallett (1861-1934), a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of several British territories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mallett

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

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

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