Given name & surname

Malloch

“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”

Malloch is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Malloch goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich, meaning “son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows.”

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Where it comes from

Malloch comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich (“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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