How common is the surname Mallet?

1,997 people in the United States had the surname Mallet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,605 Americans. It ranked 14,838th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mallet?

Tania Mallet, British actress and model (1941–2019), followed by Demond Mallet.

Where is the surname Mallet most common?

Wikidata records people named Mallet in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Mallet getting more or less common?

More common. 1,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,997 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Mallet

A surname, carried by 1,997 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mallet is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,997 people named Mallet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,605 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,619.

#14,838

rank among US surnames

1,997

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+23.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,373)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,834	Dames	1,998	154,527
#14,838	Degen	1,997	154,605
#14,842	Pfau	1,996	154,682

Who is named Mallet

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

67% of people named Mallet identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mallets

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tania Mallet
British actress and model (1941–2019)
Demond Mallet
American basketball player (born 1978)

Notable Mallets come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mallet

Mallet has the Soundex code M430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M430.

Questions

How common is the surname Mallet?: 1,997 people in the United States had the surname Mallet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,605 Americans. It ranked 14,838th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mallet?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Mallet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mallet?: Tania Mallet, British actress and model (1941–2019), followed by Demond Mallet.
Where is the surname Mallet most common?: Wikidata records people named Mallet in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Mallet getting more or less common?: More common. 1,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,997 in 2010, up 23%.