Mallam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Mallam

What does the name Mallam mean?

The ancestry of the name Mallam dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in either Sussex or in the West Riding of Yorkshire at Malham, 1 a township, in the parish of Kirkby-in-Malham-Dale, union of Settle, W. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross. Nearby is Malham-Moor, a township, in the parish of Kirkby-in-Malham-Dale. 2

The place names literally mean "dweller at the stony place," 3 or "settlement by the gravelly place." 4 The Domesday Book of 1086 lists the Yorkshire townships collectively as Malgun. 5

Early Origins of the Mallam family

The surname Mallam was first found in Winchester where Roger Malham was recorded 1210-1211. Later in Sussex, the Pipe Rolls show William de Malham held a family seat at Malham Farm in Wisborough Green and John de Malham was listed here in the Subsidy Rolls of 1296. 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include: John de Malghom; Stephen de Malgham, draper; Thomas de Malgham, cissor; Willelmus de Malghom; Adam de Mallom; and Thomas de Mallum. 6

Early History of the Mallam family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mallam research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487 and 1774 are included under the topic Early Mallam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mallam Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Mallam have been found, including Mallam, Malham, Maleham, Malam, Malem, Mallem, Malgham, Mallom, Mallum, Malhamdale, Malghom and many more.

Early Notables of the Mallam family

Elizabeth Mallam who married William Barrett at St...

Mallam migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Mallam, or a variant listed above:

Mallam Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Annie Mallam, aged 22, who settled in America from Liverpool, England, in 1892
J. Mallam, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1892

Mallam Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

B. Mallam, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
Mrs. Ben Mallam, who immigrated to the United States, in 1914
Ben Mallam, aged 37, who landed in America, in 1914
William Thomas Mallam, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1922
Thomas Mallam, aged 41, who settled in America, in 1924

Mallam migration to Canada +

Mallam Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Robert Mallam, aged 23, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1913
George H. Mallam, aged 10, who settled in Hearts Content, Newfoundland, in 1923

Mallam migration to Australia +

Mallam Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Mallam, English convict from Shropshire, who was transported aboard the "Anna Maria" on October 4, 1851, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Mallam (post 1700) +

Julia Mallam (b. 1982), British actress
Heathcote Clifford "Cliff" Mallam (1909-2006), Australian politician

Sources +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anna Maria voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1851 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anna-maria/1851