Malory Family Crest & Name History

A Malory ancestor may well appear as Mallory in earlier records. The name is usually explained as “unfortunate”. Malory drops the “l” of Mallory, a shortening that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Mallery.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Mallory surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Malory surname pack.