Malden Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Malden family

The surname Malden was first found in Essex at Maldon, a town on the Blackwater estuary. The town dates back to the early 10th century where it was first listed as Maeldune and as Maldon in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle. By the time of the Domesday Book, the town was listed as Malduna and literally meant "hill with a crucifix" from the Old English words mael + dun. 1 One of the first records of the surname was found in the year 1236 when Robert Maldon held lands in that area.

Early History of the Malden family

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Malden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maldon, Malden, Maulden, Mauldon, Mauldin, Maulden and many more.

Early Notables of the Malden family

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Malden migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Malden, who settled in Vriginia in 1652
John Malden, who landed in Virginia in 1652 2
Hugh Malden, who arrived in Virginia in 1694

Malden Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Malden, who arrived in New York in 1808 2
James M Malden, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1867 2

Malden migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malden Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jane Malden, aged 28, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the brig "Thomas Hanford" from Cork, Ireland

Malden migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Malden Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Malden, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Charles Kerr" on 6th June 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Malden (post 1700) +

Karl Malden (1912-2009), Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor
Malden Sekulovich (1913-2009), birth name of Karl Malden, American Academy Award winning actor

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 1st February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/charles-kerr