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

Mallory, 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 Mallory surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mallory in America

Mallory is the 2048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mallory surname appeared 17,578 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Mallory.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mallory 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 Mallory

The surname Mallory originated in Normandy, a region in northern France, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "mal" meaning "ill" and "orie" meaning "fortune," together meaning "unlucky" or "unfortunate." The name may have been given as a nickname to someone who was considered unlucky or who had experienced misfortune.

The Mallory surname first appeared in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It was likely brought to England by Norman settlers and knights who accompanied William the Conqueror. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror.

In the 12th century, the name appears in the records of the Knights Templar, a prominent Catholic military order during the Crusades. Sir Robert Mallory was a notable Knight Templar who participated in the Third Crusade in the late 12th century.

During the 13th century, the Mallory surname was associated with the village of Mallory in Yorkshire, England. It is believed that the name may have derived from this place name, which was originally spelled "Malorie" or "Malore."

One of the earliest notable figures with the Mallory surname was Sir John Mallory, who lived in the late 14th century and served as a Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in 1379. Another prominent individual was Sir Thomas Mallory, a 15th-century English writer best known for compiling the legendary tales of King Arthur into the famous work "Le Morte d'Arthur," published in 1485.

In the 16th century, the Mallory family established themselves as landowners and gentry in various parts of England, particularly in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire. Sir Christopher Mallory, born in 1492, was a Member of Parliament for Ripon and held estates in Yorkshire.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, the Mallory family aligned themselves with the Royalist cause, supporting King Charles I. Sir John Mallory, born in 1610, was a Royalist commander who fought against the Parliamentarians and was eventually captured and imprisoned.

Other notable figures with the Mallory surname include George Mallory, a famous English mountaineer who participated in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 20th century and may have been the first person to reach the summit in 1924, before tragically dying on the descent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mallory

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

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

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