Maltais Surname History

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France

Early Origins of the Maltais family

The surname Maltais was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Maltais family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maltais research. The years 1889 and 1918 are included under the topic Early Maltais History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Maltais Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maltais and others.

Early Notables of the Maltais family

many individuals from Canada, such as David Maltais, who was a lawyer in Chicoutimi, Quebec from 1889 to 1918

Maltais Ranking

In Canada, the name Maltais is the 625^th most popular surname with an estimated 8,263 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Maltais is ranked the 213^rd most popular surname. 2

Maltais migration to the United States +

Maltais Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benoni Maltais was a farmer in Murray Bay in 1871
Elie Maltais was a farmer in Murray Bay in 1871
Jean Maltais was a farmer in Murray Bay in 1871
Luc Maltais was a farmer in Tadousac in 1871

Maltais migration to Canada +

Maltais Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Antoine Maltais, who worked in Shoolbred, Quebec in 1861
Belarmin Maltais worked in Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec in 1861
Abel Maltais was a farmer in Saint-Agnes in 1871
Antoine Maltais was a councillor in Mechins, Quebec in 1871
Jean Maltais was a farmer in Saint-Agnes in 1871
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Maltais (post 1700) +

Valérie Maltais (b. 1990), Canadian six-time World Championship gold medalist, gold medalist at the 2022 Winter Olympics from La Baie, Quebec
Armand Maltais, Canadian non-fiction author, who wrote a book on French Canadians
Dominique Maltais (b. 1980), Canadian snowboarder
Steve Maltais (b. 1969), retired Canadian NHL ice hockey forward

Sources +

"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec