# Malkin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/malkin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,117 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,184 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 145,841 people |
| Change since 2000 | +33% (1,592 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Matronymic surname, from a diminutive form of the medieval personal name Malle, a pet form of Mary.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Malkin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Malkin in the United States.

## People named Malkin

- Michelle Malkin, American political commentator (born 1970)
- Barry Malkin, American film editor (1938-2019)

## Similar surnames

Malagon, Milligan, Mulligan, Milliken, Melson, Millican, Malcom, Mullikin, Mullican, Millikan, Millikin, Mulqueen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.