Explore the Family Name Mallet
The meaning of Mallet
1. French: nickname from a diminutive of Mal ‘bad’. Alternatively, from a derivative of the related Old French word maleit ‘accursed’ (from Latin maledictus, the opposite of benedictus ‘blessed’), applied as a nickname for an unlucky person. Compare Malet 1. 2. French: variant of Malet 2, an Old French pet form of the personal name Malo. 3. French: from a diminutive of Old French male ‘trunk, chest, coffer’. This may have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of chests, or by extension for a carrier. Compare Malet 3. 4. French: variant of Maillet ‘mallet’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or as a nickname for a fearsome warrior (see English Mallett 2). 5. English (Jersey and London; also Norfolk): variant of Mallett, mostly of Old French and Norman origin (see above). History: The surname Mallet of French origin is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its altered forms Mallett and Mallott) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America. Some characteristic forenames: French Jean-Yves, Adelard, Alain, Henri, Jacques, Leonce, Lucien, Monique, Philippe.
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How common is the last name Mallet in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mallet has noticeably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, its rank was 16,373 which moved up to 14,838 in 2010, a positive change of 9.38%. Similarly, the count of people with the surname Mallet also grew from 1,619 in 2000 to 1,997 in 2010, signifying a significant rise of 23.35%. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname likewise rose by 13.33%, from 0.6 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #16,373 | #14,838 | 9.38% |
| Count | 1,619 | 1,997 | 23.35% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.6 | 0.68 | 13.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mallet
The ethnic identity data for the surname Mallet, from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals some shifts over the same decade. The largest percentage identified as White, though this decreased slightly from 68% in 2000 to 67.15% in 2010. Identification as Black also saw a decrease from 27.86% to 25.79%. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled from 2.22% to 4.86%. A small percentage identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, remaining relatively stable at around 0.5%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the 2010 data at 0.5%, while the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.20% in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 68% | 67.15% | -1.25% |
| Black | 27.86% | 25.79% | -7.43% |
| Hispanic | 2.22% | 4.86% | 118.92% |
| Two or More Races | 1.42% | 1.2% | -15.49% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.49% | 0.5% | 2.04% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |