The Mallory surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,578 people carried this name — #2,048 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 16,987 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mallory surname

An English surname from Old French.

From an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French maleure, malheure (“unhappy, unlucky”) (whence French malheur), from mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mallory» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘de Malore’.

An early record he cites: Anketil Malore, Shropshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Mallory and Mallorie.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 509 · public domain.

In print

Mallory in American newspapers,
1842–1928.

Newspaper page from Manchester Representative carrying the name Mallory
Manchester Representative 1842-11-25
Newspaper page from Manchester Representative carrying the name Mallory
Manchester Representative 1842-11-25
Newspaper page from The Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Mallory
The Lexington Advertiser 1928-11-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,878 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mallory in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

7,258 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mallory. The most, 4,747, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,787
New South Wales 1,917
Victoria 820
Western Australia 619
South Australia 549
Tasmania 516
ACT (Canberra) 25
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Mallory,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Mallory d. 1603 · politician
  • Giles Mallory d. 1403 · politician
  • George J. Mallory d. 1930 · politician
  • William Mallory d. 1646 · politician
  • John Mallory d. 1434 · politician
  • Thomas Mallory d. 1689 · Christian minister

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

In the public record

People named Mallory,
in the records of 5 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 States1,379 records

1,379 records of the Mallory name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 613
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 264
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 236
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 132
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 55
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 53
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 20
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herman W. Mallory

    Born 1923 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; machine shop worker from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Mary Mallory

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; domestic. From Queenstown, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Allen Mallory

    Born 1949; from Huntsville, Alabama. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,379 records for Mallory in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia31 records

31 records of the Mallory name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • 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 Norman Mallory

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Marquis of Hastings, sailing from Portsmouth in 1839. Native of New York, New York.

    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 Charles Mallory

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Cloncurry, aged 16.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Wm M. Mallory

    Labourer of Narbethong, Victoria; died 1887.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Mallory in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Mallory name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 10
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gerald Mallory

    Died 1949, aged 47; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Helen Louise Mallory

    Died 1968 in Fairview, Halifax, 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 Leslie Allan Mallory

    Died in service in 1943.

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

Showing 3 of 25 records for Mallory in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); 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).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Mallory name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Mallory

    Seaforth Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. W. Mallory

    West Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Mallory

    Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Mallory in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Mallory name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Arthur Laurence Mallory

    Born 1927 in Great Britain; died 1995 in Montesquieu-des-Albères (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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