Malyutin

Malyutin is a Russian masculine surname. The feminine form is Malyutina. The surname is derived from the given name or nickname Malyuta (Малюта), which itself comes from the adjective малый meaning small, or from an old given name. The -ин suffix is a common Russian surname ending indicating affiliation or descent, so the name can be read as “descendant of Malyuta” or “belonging to Malyuta.”

Malyutin is used by Russian-speaking families and can be found in Russia and in other countries of the former Soviet Union, reflecting historical population movements. In English-language texts it is transliterated as Malyutin, with the feminine form Malyutina.

Etymologically, the name belongs to the broad class of patronymic or nickname-derived surnames common in Russia, illustrating how personal nicknames or given names historically became family names. For more on the root name, see Malyuta.