Malott Family History
Malott Name Meaning
Variant of Marlette a surname of French origin (see Merlet ). Compare Melott . Altered form of French Malot: from a pet form of the personal name Malo or a nickname from a diminutive of Mal ‘bad’. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022