The Malcom surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,680 people carried this name — #8,896 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,570 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 families named Malcom, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 115 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maine 7
New York 4
Massachusetts 3
Pennsylvania 2
Virginia 2
Vermont 1
Maryland 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 251 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Malcom in American newspapers,
1855–1862.

Newspaper page from Spirit Of The Age carrying the name Malcom
Spirit Of The Age 1859-07-27
Newspaper page from The Hillsborough Recorder carrying the name Malcom
The Hillsborough Recorder 1855-08-15
Newspaper page from Fayetteville Observer carrying the name Malcom
Fayetteville Observer 1862-03-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Malcom in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

3,427 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Malcom. The most, 494, date from the 1880s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,088
South Australia 1,051
Victoria 490
Queensland 368
Western Australia 310
Tasmania 57
ACT (Canberra) 34
Northern Territory 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Malcom.

Who carried it

People named Malcom,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Howard Malcom
    Howard Malcom 1799–1879 · cleric
  • Marion Malcom d. 1913
  • George Malcom 1917–1997 · performing artist
  • Calixto Malcom 1947–2021 · docent

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Malcom,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States226 records

226 records of the Malcom name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 107
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 41
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William E. Malcom

    Born 1898 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Salt Lake City, Utah; miner. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Angus Malcom

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Champion from Glasgow, aged 20; teacher. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Milton Malcom

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1945, died 1996; buried at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Alabama.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 226 records for Malcom in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada86 records

86 records of the Malcom name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 78
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Malcom

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Waldencia, bound for Owen Sound, Ontario; Ireland.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Malcom

    Died 1869 in Caribou Cove, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Alexander Malcom

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 86 records for Malcom in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia38 records

38 records of the Malcom name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 27
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Charles Malcom

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Frances Charlotte, sailing from Portsmouth in 1837. Native of Edinburgh, Midlothian.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Malcom

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Athenais, aged 37; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Malcom

    Groom of Macarthur, Victoria; died 1896.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 38 records for Malcom in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Malcom name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Cathelijna Malcom

    Baptised in 1624 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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