| ![Show Contents]() Malet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Malet familyThe surname Malet 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 Malet familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Malet 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 Malet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Malet Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Malet familyJeanne-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.
Benoît de Maillet (1656-1738) was a French diplomat and natural historian from Lorraine. He was French consul general at Cairo, and overseer in the Levant. After careful...
Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Malet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Malet RankingFrance, the name Malet is the 1,322nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,288 people with that name. 1
| Malet migration to the United States | + |
Malet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- M. Malet and his wife, who were living in Louisiana in 1726
Malet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Irunto Malet, aged 18, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 2
| Malet migration to Canada | + |
Malet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Pierre Malet, who landed in Montreal in 1660
| Contemporary Notables of the name Malet (post 1700) | + |
- Pierre Antoine Anselme Malet (1778-1815), French soldier mortally wounded at Waterloo
- Pierre Malet (b. 1955), French actor
- Léo Malet (1909-1996), French crime novelist and surrealist
- Laurent Marie Guespin- Malet (b. 1955), French actor
- Jean-Roland Malet (1675-1736), French historian and economist
- Claude François de Malet (1754-1812), French general of the First French Empire, organiser of the coup d'état of 1812 against Napoleon
- André Malet (1862-1936), French abbot of the Trappist abbey of Sainte-Marie-du-Désert at Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie
- Albert Malet (1912-1986), French painter of the post-Impressionist Rouen school
- Albert Malet (1864-1915), French historian and author of scholarly manuals
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Hongne qui vonra
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- 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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