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Early Origins of the Mailly family

The surname Mailly was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this noted family has held a family seat since ancient times. One of the earliest records of the family was Blessed Jeanne-Marie de Maille (1331-1414), a French Roman Catholic and a member from the Third Order of Saint Francis. Pope Pius IX confirmed her beatification on 27 April 1871.

Early History of the Mailly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mailly research. Another 292 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1003, 1050, 1277, 1295, 1331, 1414, 1418, 1474, 1479, 1491, 1532, 1541, 1545, 1656, 1658, 1697, 1710, 1721, 1738 and 1751 are included under the topic Early Mailly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mailly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mailly, Maillie, Mailley, Maillies, Maily, Mailie, Mailey, Mailies, Maillet, Mayie, de Mailly, de Maillie, de Mailley, de Maily, de Mailie, de Mayie, la Mailly, la Maillie, la Mailley, la Maily, de Mayie and many more.

Early Notables of the Mailly family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Jeanne-Marie de Maille (1331-1414), a French saint; and François de Mailly (1658-1721), a French archbishop and Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles from 1697, then Archbishop of Reims from 1710

Mailly Ranking

In France, the name Mailly is the 2,708th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1


Canada Mailly migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mailly Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Edouard Mailly, who is on record in Sorel, Quebec in 1809

Contemporary Notables of the name Mailly (post 1700) +

  • Joseph Leo Mailly, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Jersey City, New Jersey, 1963-67 (acting, 1963-67) 2
  • Bertha H. Mailly, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1921 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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