Malina Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Malina is usually a form of Malinowski.

What does the surname Malina mean?

The family name meaning is “Dweller where raspberries grew; one who came from Malinowo, in Poland”, the same as for Malinowski. According to the 2010 US Census, the Malina surname had 941 bearers.

How is Malina related to Malinowski?

Records show Malina as one of the forms Malinowski took over time. Other spellings include Malin, Malinow and Malinowska.

Does every Malina family have a crest?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Malina, so the heraldry linked to Malinowski is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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