Malamud is a Hebrew surname which translates to teacher in English, a variant of Melamed; see this page for other variants. Notable people with the surname include:

Bernard Malamud (1914–1986), American novelist, short story writer Carl Malamud (born 1959), American non-fiction writer Janna Malamud Smith (born 1952), American writer, memoirist; daughter of Bernard Malamud Margaret Malamud (21st century), American academic and classical scholar Mark Malamud (born 1960), American inventor Daniel Malamud (born 1996), Israeli-English Swimmer

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