How common is the surname Malkin?

2,117 people in the United States had the surname Malkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,841 Americans. It ranked 14,184th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Malkin?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Malkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Malkin?

Michelle Malkin, American political commentator (born 1970), followed by Barry Malkin.

Where is the surname Malkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Malkin in the United States.

Is the surname Malkin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,117 in 2010, up 33%.

Is Malkin also a first name?

Yes. Malkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Malkin

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,117 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malkin is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

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

Malkin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,117 people named Malkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,841 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,592.

#14,184

rank among US surnames

2,117

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+33%

change since 2000 (was #16,596)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,178	Dunfee	2,118	145,772
#14,184	Pusateri	2,117	145,841
#14,191	Majano	2,116	145,910

Who is named Malkin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Malkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Malkins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Malkin

Malagon

Malkin has the Soundex code M425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M425.

Questions

Where does the surname Malkin come from?: Matronymic surname, from a diminutive form of the medieval personal name Malle, a pet form of Mary.
How common is the surname Malkin?: 2,117 people in the United States had the surname Malkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,841 Americans. It ranked 14,184th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Malkin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Malkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Malkin?: Michelle Malkin, American political commentator (born 1970), followed by Barry Malkin.
Where is the surname Malkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Malkin in the United States.
What type of surname is Malkin?: Malkin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Malkin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,117 in 2010, up 33%.
Is Malkin also a first name?: Yes. Malkin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.