Maillet Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Maillet and Mallet are two spellings with one history. At root, the name means “Little hammer”.

A variant of Mallet

Maillet is listed among the recognised spellings of Mallet. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Malet.

1,603 Americans were listed as Maillet in the 2010 census. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. From 1891 to 2000, 16,117 births in France were registered under Maillet.

Maillet coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Mallet surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Maillet report, with a museum-style coat of arms.