Malpas Surname

182,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Malpas Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Malpas' a parish in the union of Wrexham, Cheshire.

William de Malpas, Cheshire, temp. 1230: East Cheshire.

David del Malpas, Cheshire, 1391: ibid.

1556. Married — Rycharde Wheler and Jone Mallipez: St.

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Malpas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9801:56,8556,864
Belgium2601:44,2187,205
Philippines2441:414,91152,494
Australia2231:121,05713,326
Wales1671:18,5301,992
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
France721:922,538106,020
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Bermuda191:3,436515
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7911:30,8164,104
Wales511:30,7531,694
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Malpas (12) may also be a first name.

Malpas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Malpas' a parish in the union of Wrexham, Cheshire.

William de Malpas, Cheshire, temp. 1230: East Cheshire.

David del Malpas, Cheshire, 1391: ibid.

1556. Married — Rycharde Wheler and Jone Mallipez: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1737. — John Bendford and Mary Malpass: Canterbury Cath.

1746. — Anthony Malpas and Jane Roberts: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Malpas (Chesh.) = the Bad Pass or Road [French mal pas, Latin mal-us +pass-us, a. step, track] This pure French name on the Welsh border is due to the old Norman Castle which was built to command the pass.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A branch of the ancient Barons of Malpas. See Egerton.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Cheshire, Comw.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Malpas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malpas occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malpas? popularity and diffusion

Malpas is the 182,673rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,133,081 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Malpas live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 56,855. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Malpas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malpas has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Malpas last name expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 546 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Malpas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Malpas last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Malpas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.49% more than the national average, earning R 445,548 per year; in United States they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $51,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning $40,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malpass924,402/
Malpase925/
Malpais921/
Mallpas920/
Malphas920/
Malpa91906/
Maglipas86289/
Malpasse867/
Malphass860/
Malpad8314/
Malpaz836/
Malpos834/
Malpat833/
Malpha832/
Malpah832/
Malpai831/
Molpas831/
Malpaa831/
Maslpa831/
Malpaux77106/
Maalpad7722/
Malpaud7719/
Malpaix7718/
Mealepa7711/
Malpeau7710/
Malpaut777/
Malphos774/
Malphat772/
Mailepa772/
Malpaha771/
Malpach771/
Mallppa771/
Molpass770/
Molpa7351/
Malpo7329/
Mmatlepa712/
Maglipay712/
Malpeaud711/
Malphous711/
Malpache711/
Malpheus710/
Malpot6783/
Molpha6712/
Moolpa675/
Malpoc674/
Malpei673/
Malpoi671/
Molpai671/
Malpod671/
Mailpo671/
Malpey670/

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