Maitland 1132888 222921746 2008-07-01T19:21:38Z Rotational 5327376 {{otheruses4|the surname Maitland|other uses|Maitland (disambiguation)}} {{Family name | name =Maitland |image= |imagesize= |caption= | meaning ="bad temper" | region = England, Scotland | origin =[[Old French]] | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Maitland''' is an [[English people|English]] and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[surname]]. It arrived in Britain after the [[Norman conquest]] of 1066. There are two theories about its source. It is either a nickname reference to "bad temper/disposition" ([[Old French]], ''Maltalent''; [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo Norman French]], ''mautalent''; [[Latin language|Latin]] ''malum talentum''), or it may be a locational reference to Mautalant, a place in [[Pontorson]], France. The earliest public record of the surname dates to 1170 in [[Northumberland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Maitland |title=Surname: Maitland |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-03-12}}</ref> People with surname include: *[[Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale]] (c. 1620 - 1691), Scottish judge *[[Clover Maitland]] (b. 1972), Australian women's field hockey player *[[Edward Maitland (aviator)]] (18??-1921), British military aviator *[[Edward Maitland]] (1824 - 1897), English humanitarian writer *[[Frank Maitland]] (1909 - 2001) *[[Frederic William Maitland]] (1850-1906), English jurist and historian *[[Frederick Lewis Maitland]], father and son, distinguished officers in the Royal Navy *[[Frederick Maitland]], English General, Napoleonic era *[[James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale]] (1759-1839), representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords *[[John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane]] (1537-1595), Lord Chancellor of Scotland *[[John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale]] (1616-1682), Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry *[[Lady Olga Maitland]] (b.1944), British politician *[[Peregrine Maitland]] (1777-1854), British soldier and colonial administrator *[[Richard Maitland]] (1496 - 1586), Senator of the College of Justice, Ordinary Lord of Session, Scottish poet *[[William Maitland of Lethington]] (1525-1573), 'Secretary Lethington' to Mary I of Scotland *William Maitland (c.1693–1757), historian and topographer, ''History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time'' *[[Henry Maitland Wilson]] (1881-1964), British Army general *[[James Stewart (actor)|James Maitland Stewart]] (1908-1997), American actor, widely known as James Stewart or Jimmy Stewart. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{surname}} [[Category:British Isles surnames]] [[Category:English surnames]] [[Category:Scottish surnames]] [[cy:Maitland]] [[nl:Maitland]] [[pl:Maitland]] [[vo:Maitland]]