Explore the Family Name Malle

The meaning of Malle

1. French: metonymic occupational name for a mail carrier or person in charge of baggage animals, from malle ‘baggage’. 2. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Male ‘small, little’ or of its cognate Malej (see Maley 4). 3. English (Warwickshire): variant of Mall.

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How common is the last name Malle in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Malle has seen an increase in the United States over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 74,398th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 67,747th, reflecting an 8.94% increase in rank. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose by 20.25%, from 242 people in 2000 to 291 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the surname per 100k also saw an increase of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#67,747	8.94%
Count	242	291	20.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Malle

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Malle has also changed between 2000 and 2010, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname identified as White (80.58%), followed by Black (7.44%), Asian/Pacific Islander (6.61%), and Hispanic (4.13%). By 2010, although the majority still identified as White, there had been a decrease to 73.88%. Meanwhile, identification as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 50.83% to 9.97%, Hispanic identities increased by 41.4% to 5.84% and Black identities saw a slight rise to 7.90%. The census also recorded that some people with the surname Malle identified with two or more races in 2010, which was not the case in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.58%	73.88%	-8.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.61%	9.97%	50.83%
Black	7.44%	7.9%	6.18%
Hispanic	4.13%	5.84%	41.4%
Two or More Races	0%	2.41%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%