Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MALLARD
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Belgic.) A wild drake. Meallard, local, Gaelic, a high mound, a hill or eminence, from meall, a hill, and ard, high.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MALLARD. Local — and said to mean in Gaelic, " a high moimd, hill, or eminence." Arthur.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English