Frequency: (358) (number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Czech: 1. nickname from a derivative of malý ‘small’ (see Maly). 2. from a pet form of Martin, Marek, Matěj, or any other personal name beginning with Ma-.
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