Malik Family History

Malik Surname Meaning

Muslim (mainly Pakistan) Indian (mainly Punjab) and Assyrian/Chaldean: from a personal name based on Arabic malik ‘king’; or a status name for a headman of a village or a tribal leader derived from the same title. Al-Malik ‘the King’ is an attribute of Allah ‘the king of mankind’ (Koran 112) giving rise to the compound name ʿAbd al-Malik ʿAbdul-Malik (see Abdelmalek and Abdulmalik). Compare Mallick.

Ukrainian and Rusyn (standard transliteration Malyk); Czech and Slovak (mainly Malík also Málik); Polish Sorbian and Slovenian: nickname for a physically small man derived from Ukrainian malyy Czech and Slovak malý Polish and Sorbian mały Slovenian mal ‘small, little’.

It is a cognate of Malec and Malek. Compare Malic and Malick.

Polish: from a pet form of the Old Polish personal name Małomir based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small, little’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Malek, Malak, Malis, Malin, Malick, Balik, Wali, Macik, Marek, Salik

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Where is the Malik family from?

You can see how Malik families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Malik family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Malik families were found in USA in 1920. In 1871 there were 3 Malik families living in Ayrshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Malik's in Scotland. Ayrshire had the highest population of Malik families in 1871.

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What did your Malik ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Student and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Malik. 100% of Malik men worked as a Student and 72% of Malik women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Student

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Unpaid house duties

29%

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Census Record

There are 6K census records available for the last name Malik. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Malik census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 4K immigration records available for the last name Malik. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 3K military records available for the last name Malik. For the veterans among your Malik ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Malik lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Malik life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Malik in 1944 was 40, and 70 in 2004.

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Malik Surname Meaning

It is a cognate of Malec and Malek. Compare Malic and Malick.

Polish: from a pet form of the Old Polish personal name Małomir based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small, little’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Malik family from?

What did your Malik ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Student

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Unpaid house duties

29%

What Malik family records will you find?

What is the average Malik lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Malik life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Malik in 1944 was 40, and 70 in 2004.

Malik Family History

Malik Surname Meaning

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Malik Surname Meaning

79,000 record(s) for Malik

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Where is the Malik family from?

What did your Malik ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Malik lifespan?

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