Show ContentsMalecki History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Irish Malecki surname comes from the Gaelic "ó Maoilearca," a patronymic meaning a descendant of Maoilearca, a follower of St. Earc.

Early Origins of the Malecki family

The surname Malecki was first found in Tirconnell (Irish: Tír Chonaill) present day Donegal, located in Northwestn Ireland in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat as a branch of the O'Connell's. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Connacht.

Early History of the Malecki family

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Malecki Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mullarkey, Mullarky, Mallarky, Malarchy, Malarkey, Mularkey and many more.

Early Notables of the Malecki family

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United States Malecki migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Malecki Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Michel Malecki, who settled in Maryland in 1910

Contemporary Notables of the name Malecki (post 1700) +

  • John Malecki (b. 1988), American NFL football offensive guard
  • Edmund Malecki (1914-2001), German international footballer

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Frank Edward Malecki, American Chief Yeoman Permanent from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 1


  1. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


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