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Early Origins of the Malave family

The surname Malave was first found in Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia), a territorial, industrialized division of Italy south of the Alps. It is the most political active. Milan is the chief city, followed by Mortera, Pavia and Mantua. Silk is the principal trade. 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 Malave family

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Malave Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Malabarba, Melabarba, Malabraba, Milabarba and others.

Early Notables of the Malave family

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Malave Ranking

In the United States, the name Malave is the 5,816th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Malave migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malave Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Consuela Malave, aged 3, who settled in America, in 1918
  • Jose R. Malave, aged 0, who immigrated to the United States, in 1918
  • Juan Malave, aged 6, who landed in America, in 1918
  • Luz Malave, aged 4, who immigrated to America, in 1918
  • Maria R. Malave, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1918
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Malave (post 1700) +

  • Edwin Malave (b. 1950), American boxer and actor
  • Omar Antonio Malavé (1963-2021), Venezuelan professional baseball player, first base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball in 2010
  • Dennis Malavé (b. 1980), Venezuelan Major League Baseball bullpen catcher
  • Alejandro González Malave (1958-1986), Puerto Rican undercover agent
  • José Francisco Malave (b. 1971), former Venezuelan Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Martin Malave Dilan, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996; Member of New York State Senate 17th District; Elected 2006, 2008 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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