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Early Origins of the Malia family

The surname Malia was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Little can be said in the space available which would do justice to the history of this beautiful city. From 1000 B.C., its history is a book of life itself. The buildings, culture, arts, cathedrals, churches, museums galleries hold untold treasures unequalled anywhere else in the world. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Malia family

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Malia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Malino, Maliano and others.

Early Notables of the Malia family

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United States Malia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Victor Malia, who settled in New York in 1832
  • Catherin Malia, who settled in New York in 1832
  • Josephin Malia, who settled in New York in 1832
  • Maria Ann Malia, who arrived in New York in 1832
  • John Peter Malia, who arrived in New York in 1832
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Malia (post 1700) +

  • Peter A. Malia Jr., American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate, 1962, 1966 1
  • Liz Malia, American politician, Member of Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 2001- 1
  • Catherine Malia Godbold (1975-2018), Australian actress who died from brain cancer at the age of 43


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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