Malkin Surname

38,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Malkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda,' from diminutive Malkin. 'Malkyne or Mawt, proper name (Molt, K., Mawde, W.), Matildis (Matilda)': Promptorium Parvulorum In the face of this clear statement it seems strange that Malkin should have been universally treated as the diminutive of Mary.

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Malkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,5761:21,9173,100
United States2,7171:133,40414,021
England1,9671:28,3263,829
Israel8301:10,3101,576
Canada3621:101,78311,046
Australia3061:88,22110,161
Belarus1491:63,76510,616
Kazakhstan1181:149,85215,002
Uzbekistan761:406,96210,029
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Scotland591:90,7436,412
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Kyrgyzstan391:153,14516,426
Wales321:96,7047,743
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
France211:3,162,987209,042
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9921:24,5723,406
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Malkin (428) may also be a first name.

Malkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matilda,' from diminutive Malkin. 'Malkyne or Mawt, proper name (Molt, K., Mawde, W.), Matildis (Matilda)': Promptorium Parvulorum In the face of this clear statement it seems strange that Malkin should have been universally treated as the diminutive of Mary. 'It was formerly a common diminutive of Mary' (Halliwell). I suspect Malkin represented Mary in the North of England, and Matilda in Norfolk and South-East England generally. At any rate, Maid Marian was also known as Malkin, and Marian, or more correctly Marion, is an unquestionable diminutive of Mary. Malkin is found early:

'Nor those prude yongemen That loveth Malekyn.' - A Litul soth Sermun, Early English Texts Society.

'And Malkin, with hire riistaf in hire hond.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Hence a kitchen wench. 'The kitchen malkin pins Her richest lockram': Coriolanus. Burton is still more unkind: 'A filthy knave, a deformed quean, a crooked carcass, a maukin, a witch': Anat. of Melancholy, part iii. sect a, mem. a, subsect. 3. Hence, too, malkin, a baker's clout to clean ovens with, or a scarecrow (v. Halliwell), on the same principle by which implements taking Jack's place took Jack's name; compare bootjack, or jack, a turnspit.

Thomas Malkynson, Webster, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Malkynson, 1379: ibid.

William Malkynson, 1379: ibid.

Matilda Dikwyuemalkynson, vidua, i.e. Matilda, the wife of Dick, the son of Malkyn, widow: ibid.Stolen from Fore-bears

Willelmus Malkynson, ibid.

Malkinson exists in Yorkshire, but it is rare; Malkin later on, as the name of a drab, having, like Parnall and Nan, lost caste. Nevertheless some of our Makinsons are doubtless thus originated; v. Makin.

1604. Baptised — Joseph, s. Joshua Malkin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a double diminutive of Matilda, early form Mahthild = Might (in) War [Old SaxonO.H.Ger. maht = Old English m(elaht, miht (= Goth, maht-s) = Old Norse mátt-r, might, power + Old Saxon Old English hild = O.H.Ger. hilt = Old Norse hild-r, war, battle] The second element of Matilda is therefore the Teutonic female Christian name Hilda.

(Anglo-Hebrew) a double diminutive of Mary = Bitterness [HebrewMáráh] Malkin became a provincialism for a slut, and even a scarecrow.

The kitchin malkin pinnes Her richest lockram ’bout her reechie necke.

—Shak., Coriol., II. 1.224.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Malkin, a pet form of Mary (bitterness), also of little Mal, a pet form of Matilda (might, battle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A common diminutive of Mary. Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Malkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malkin (Arabic: مالكين, Georgian: მალკინი, Hindi: मलकिन, Marathi: मालकीन, Russian: Малкин) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malkin? popularity and diffusion

Malkin is the 38,844th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 538,184 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Malkin live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 415,075th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 428 people.

The last name Malkin is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 6,576 people, or 1 in 21,917. In Russia Malkin is most common in: Mordovia Republic, where 13 percent live, Moscow, where 11 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia it occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Malkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Malkin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,907 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Malkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Malkin are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.92% less than the national average, earning 239,077 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.97% more than the national average, earning R 380,148 per year; in United States they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $51,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.27% more than the national average, earning $61,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malkina926,316/
Maulkin9247/
Malkind9221/
Mailkin922/
Malkink921/
Malckin921/
Mallkin921/
Malkn911/
Matylkin861/
Mahalkin861/
Masilkin861/
Malkienė861/
Malken831,104/
Malkyn83356/
Molkin83115/
Malcin837/
Malkén834/
Malqin831/
Mõlkin831/
Malkinová802/
Mahalkina802/
Malquin771,048/
Malkyna77409/
Malchin77287/
Molkina77106/
Mollkin773/
Mõlkina771/
Moolkin771/
Malkeen771/
Maschelkin751/
Molkn731/
Masiłkin716/
Mealchin713/
Malquion712/
Mashchelkin712/
Molken6728/
Malkenova6727/
Molkyn6719/
Malcen674/
Malqim672/
Matlekeng671/
Malqen671/
Magliquin671/

Malkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malkin in the Georgian language
მალკინიmalkini-
Malkin in the Hindi language
मलकिनmalakina64.37
मालकिनmalakina17.24
मलकीनmalakina9.2
मालकीनmalakina2.3
मल्किनmalkina2.3
मलिकिनmalikina1.15
मल्कीनmalkina1.15
मनकीनmanakina1.15
माल्किनmalkina1.15
Malkin in the Marathi language
मालकीनmalakina50
कीनkina50
Malkin in the Russian language
Малкинmalkin-
Malkin in the Arabic language
مالكينmalkyn-
ملكينmlkyn-

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