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Early Origins of the Malins family

The surname Malins was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Malins family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Malins research. Another 158 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1439, 1600 and 1613 are included under the topic Early Malins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Malins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Malain, Malains, Malin, Malins, Malaint, Malaints, Malein, Maleins, Mallain, Mallains, Mallin, Mallins, Mallaint, Mallaints, Mallein, Malleins, de Malain, du Malain, Maylin and many more.

Early Notables of the Malins family

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United States Malins migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Malins, who arrived in New York in 1835 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Malins (post 1700) +

  • Sir Richard Malins (1805-1882), English barrister, judge, and politician, Vice-Chancellor of England
  • Julian Malins MA, QC (b. 1950), British barrister, former Farringdon ward councillor of the City of London and a Governor of the Museum of London
  • Arthur "Geoffrey" Herbert Malins (1886-1940), British film director, from Hastings, Sussex, best known for his work on the 1916 war film The Battle of the Somme
  • Humfrey Jonathon Malins CBE (b. 1945), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Woking (1997-2010)


  1. 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)


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