Mallory Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Mallory Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Mallory

The Mallory family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Malory, Mallary, Mallery, Malorie, Mallorie, Mallorey and many others. Over the centuries names were changed according to how they sounded and were pronounced with the same name often being both spelled and pronounced differently in neighboring towns and cities. This name is usually of English origin and is also among the many surnames that are often used as first names. This name can be of French descent meaning 'ill-fated'. Many French names were introduced into England after the 1066 William the Conqueror invasion. When of German origin the name is from old words meaning 'war counselor'. An early bearer of the name was Thomas Malory (1399-1471), who compiled 'Le Morte d'Arthur', the famous book of French and English Arthurian romances. Benajah Mallory (1764-1853) was an important political figure in Upper Canada in the nineteenth century. From France and Britain the name Mallory spread to the rest of Europe and from there to America, Canada, Australia and the new world beyond.