How common is the surname Mallett?

6,556 people in the United States had the surname Mallett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,094 Americans. It ranked 5,315th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mallett?

Ronald Mallett, American theoretical physicist, followed by Ashley Mallett.

Where is the surname Mallett most common?

Wikidata records people named Mallett in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Mallett getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,556 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Mallett

A surname, carried by 6,556 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). Mallett is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,556 people named Mallett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,094 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,584.

#5,315

rank among US surnames

6,556

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,901)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,310	Stocker	6,561	47,058
#5,311	Erdman	6,558	47,079
#5,313	Brophy	6,557	47,086
#5,315	Mallett	6,556	47,094

Who is named Mallett

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

69% of people named Mallett identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Malletts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ronald Mallett
American theoretical physicist, born 1945
Ashley Mallett
Australian cricketer, 1945–2021
Ryan Mallett
American football player and coach (1988–2023)

Notable Malletts come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mallett

Mallett 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 Mallett?: 6,556 people in the United States had the surname Mallett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,094 Americans. It ranked 5,315th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mallett?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Mallett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mallett?: Ronald Mallett, American theoretical physicist, followed by Ashley Mallett.
Where is the surname Mallett most common?: Wikidata records people named Mallett in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Mallett getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,556 in 2010, down 0.4%.