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The Malley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,986 people carried this name — #8,313 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,940 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 85 births for the Malley name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 3,800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 20 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “62 in Mayo and 14 in Galway.”

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Connacht 76
Leinster 4
Ulster 3
Munster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 119 people named Malley.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Allier.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Allier 45
Ain 29
Loire 19
Haute-Loire 12
Jura 4
Creuse 2
Côte-d’Or 1
Puy-de-Dôme 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Malley in American newspapers,
1905–1917.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Malley
The Milwaukee Leader 1913-01-04
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Daily Optic carrying the name Malley
Las Vegas Daily Optic 1905-08-18
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Malley
The Milwaukee Leader 1917-01-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,677 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Malley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Addison Malley
    Charles Addison Malley 1876– · politician
  • Garnet Malley
    Garnet Malley 1892–1961 · military personnel
  • Jean Malley d. 1620
  • George Malley 1903–1979 · head coach
  • James Young Malley 1918–2000 · civil servant
  • Pat Malley 1931–1985 · athlete

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Malley is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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