Mallinson Surname

78,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mallinson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mallin' from Mary, nick. Mall, diminutive Mall-in or Malin; compare Robin, Colin, Perrin, Gibbin. Molly is always Mally in the Ulverston parish registers to the close of last century; compare.

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Mallinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7901:14,7012,172
United States8641:419,51336,379
Australia7101:38,0224,950
Canada2431:151,62815,427
South Africa2371:228,59823,729
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Scotland1451:36,9233,561
Wales231:134,5459,804
France151:4,428,181244,602
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4551:9,9291,501
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Mallinson (32) may also be a first name.

Mallinson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mallin' from Mary, nick. Mall, diminutive Mall-in or Malin; compare Robin, Colin, Perrin, Gibbin. Molly is always Mally in the Ulverston parish registers to the close of last century; compare.

'Mall, or Maria Frears, of Ulverstone,' 1624: Lancashire Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond.

Malyna de Acstede, Kent, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Peter Maghlaynsone, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III.

Malyn de Went, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertas Malyn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Malynson, 1379: ibid.

Richard Malynson, 1379: ibid.

Beatrix Malyn, doghter, 1379: ibid.

Malin Gogun, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Malin' ad Ecclesiam, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1655. Buried — Thomas Malin: St. Thomas the Apostle.

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

Mal(l)in’s Son: v. Mal(l)in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Mall, a pet form of Mary (bitterness), or of Matilda (might, battle).

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

Mallinson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mallinson is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mallinson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,007th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,162,844 people. The last name Mallinson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Mallinson reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

The last name Mallinson is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 3,790 people, or 1 in 14,701. In England Mallinson is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and Cumbria, where 7 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Mallinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mallinson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mallinson surname grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,036 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 383 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mallinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mallinson last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mallinson surname are 8.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mallinson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.29% more than the national average, earning R 378,540 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $55,433 CAD per year.

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