Malec Family History
Malec Name Meaning
Polish Czech Slovak Slovenian and Croatian: nickname for a physically small man derived from Polish mały Czech and Slovak malý Slovenian and Croatian mal(i) ‘small little’; or a nickname from Polish and Czech malec ‘lad’. It is a cognate of Malek and Malik . Compare Maletz and Malitz .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022