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Mally Family History

Mally Surname Meaning

Germanized or Americanized form of Polish and Sorbian Mały Czech and Slovak Malý (see Maly compare 2 below) Slovenian Mali all meaning ‘small little’. Czech and Slovak (Mallý): variant of Malý ‘small little’ (see Maly compare 1 above).

Irish: variant of O'Malley. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland and is found mainly in Lancashire England and Glasgow Scotland.

French: unexplained.

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


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Where is the Mally family from?

You can see how Mally families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mally family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mally families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 51 Mally families living in Lancashire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Mally's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Mally families in 1891.
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What did your Mally ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Plasterer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Mally. 100% of Mally men worked as a Plasterer and 73% of Mally women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Plasterer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    17%
  • Domestic Servant
    12%

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Mally. 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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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Mally. For the veterans among your Mally ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mally lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Mally life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Mally in 1951 was 56, and 66 in 2004.

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