Last Name MALLET

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Meaning	The son of Malet. This name has been ascribed by some to a place so termed in Normandy, and by others to the courageous blows of the family in battle. 'Malleus,' 'Maule,' 'Mall,' and 'Mallet' was one of the offensive weapons of a well armed warrior, being generally made of iron, and used to destroy by pounding or bruising the enemy through or under the armor, that could not be penetrated by edged or pointed weapons, Edward I was called 'Malleus Scotorum.' All the families of this name in England trace their descent from the renowned William Lord Mallet de Graville, one of the great barons who accompanied William the Conqueror.

Origin	English, Jewish, French, Chilean, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank	16,373 (2000 US census)	14,841 (1990 US census)

Count	1,619 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

68%, or 1101 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
27.86%, or 451 total occurrences, as black,
0.49%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.42%, or 23 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.22%, or 36 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

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