What is "malhiot"

Malhiot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Charles-Christophe Malhiot (1808–1874), doctor and a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death
• François Malhiot (1733–1808), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
• François-Xavier Malhiot (1781–1854), merchant, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada
• Henri-Gédéon Malhiot, politician from Quebec, Canada