Malan Family History
Malan Name Meaning
French: nickname from the Occitan word malan meaning ‘poor crop/harvest’ (from Latin malus annus) and by extension ‘misfortune’. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 2 below) is also established in South Africa. French: habitational name from Malan the name of several places in the southern part of France. English: variant of Malin and Mayland . Czech and Slovak: nickname for a small man a derivative of malý ‘small’ (see Maly ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022