Malchow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Malchow family

The surname Malchow was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. Melchior was the name of one of the biblical three Wise Men or Kings (Kaspar, Melchior and Balthasar,) and means literally in Hebrew "King of Light." In the 15th century it became very popular as a first name. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made the territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Malchow family

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Malchow Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melchior, Melcher, Melchers, Melchert, Melckor, Melchor, Melkior, Melckior, Melcore, Melcior, Malcher (Silesia), Melchart, Melchior and many more.

Early Notables of the Malchow family

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Malchow Ranking

In the United States, the name Malchow is the 18,584^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Malchow migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malchow Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Malchow, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Malchow (post 1700) +

Herman Malchow, American member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1893 to 1894
Tom Malchow (b. 1977), Gold Medal winning American Olympic swimmer
Herman Malchow, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 41st District, 1893-94 3
Harold C. Malchow, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html