Mallins

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Mallins is a spelling variation of Irish surname Mallin. The original Gaelic form of the name is O'Meallain, derived from the word meall meaning "attractive" or "pleasant".[1]

The surname was first found in County Tyrone; the ancient territory of the O'Neills in Northern Ireland, where the Mallins held a family seat with a large political and economical influence in the area.[2]

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