Malpass Surname

106,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Malpass 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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Malpass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0021:27,8313,768
United States1,9031:190,46718,884
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Canada1281:287,85626,805
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Wales421:73,6796,340
France181:3,690,151224,666
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7571:32,2004,271
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Malpass (12) may also be a first name.

Malpass 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

Malpass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malpass (Russian: Малпасс) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malpass? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,233rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,655,508 people. The last name Malpass is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Malpass are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

Malpass is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2,002 people, or 1 in 27,831. In England Malpass is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 23 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Malpass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malpass has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Malpass last name rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Malpass Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Malpass last name are 3.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.47% registered with the party.

The amount Malpass earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.12% less than the national average, earning $42,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $55,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malpasse937/
Malphass930/
Malpas922,326/
Malpase865/
Malpais861/
Malphas860/
Mallpas860/
Molpass860/
Malpa83906/
Maglipas80289/
Malpad7714/
Malpaz776/
Malpos774/
Malpat773/
Malpha772/
Malpah772/
Malpai771/
Malpaa771/
Maslpa771/
Molpas771/
Malpaux71106/
Maalpad7122/
Malpaud7119/
Malpaix7118/
Mealepa7111/
Malpeau7110/
Malpaut717/
Malphos714/
Mailepa712/
Malphat712/
Malpach711/
Malpaha711/
Mallppa711/
Molpa6751/
Malpo6729/
Mmatlepa672/
Maglipay672/
Malpeaud671/
Malphous671/
Malpache671/
Malpheus670/

Malpass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malpass in the Russian language
Малпассmalpass-

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