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Moxon History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Moxon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The distinguished name Moxon is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Margaret,' from the nickname Mogg or Moggy, (Moggie) sharpened to Mock. 1 "Moggie's son, would by crasis become Moxon." 2

Early Origins of the Moxon family

The surname Moxon was first found in Suffolk at Bury St. Edmunds, a historic market and cathedral town. Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of lands in that shire Siward Mocesun, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. 3 He was from Calvados in Normandy.

Siuuard Mocesun (perhaps a descendant) was recorded as holding lands there in an early rolls (1087-1098.) Years later, we find some of the family in Yorkshire where John (Johannes) Mokesson was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4 Another source notes that Robertus Mokeson; Johannes Mokeson; and Roger Mokson were also listed in the same Poll Tax. 1

Early History of the Moxon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moxon research. Another 46 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1592, 1603, 1604, 1624, 1627, 1637, 1653, 1655, 1661, 1662, 1664, 1675, 1678, 1687, 1691 and 1764 are included under the topic Early Moxon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moxon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moxon, Mockson, Moxom, Moxsom, Moxson, Mokeson, Moakson, Mokson and many more.

Early Notables of the Moxon family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Joseph Moxon (1627-1691), an English mathematical lexicographer and hydrographer to King Charles II, the first tradesman to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1678. He was born at Wakefiel...
George Moxon (1603-1687), was a congregational divine, born near Wakefield, Yorkshire, about 1603, was educated at Wakefield grammar school, and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was reput...

Moxon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moxon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Moxon, who landed in New England in 1637 5

Moxon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Moxon, who landed in Virginia in 1732 5
Robert Moxon, who settled in Virginia in 1732

Moxon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Martha Moxon, who arrived in New York in 1831
C. W. Moxon, who arrived in San Francisco in 1852

Moxon migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Moxon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Robert Moxon, English convict from Nottingham, who was transported aboard the "Adamant" on March 16, 1821, settling in New South Wales, Australia 6

Moxon migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Moxon Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Mary Jane Moxon, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 30th September 1853 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Moxon (post 1700) +

John R. Moxon, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Union County, 1907-08 8
Martyn Douglas Moxon (b. 1960), English former cricketer who played from 1981 to 1984
Michael Anthony Moxon, honorary chaplain to Elizabeth II
Martyn Moxon (b. 1960), English test cricketer
Steve Moxon (b. 1987), Australian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions
Sir David Moxon (b. 1951), New Zealand Archbishop of Canterbury's representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome, former Bishop of Waikato
Edward Moxon (1801-1858), British poet and publisher
Edward Moxon Roberts CM ONL QC (1940-2022), Newfoundland-born, Canadian politician, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (2002-2008), Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for White Bay North (1966-1985)
Frank Moxon Stout MC (1877-1926), English international rugby union forward

Historic Events for the Moxon family +

Halifax Explosion

Mr. Richard William Moxon (1852-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 9
Mr. Richard Benjamin Moxon (1856-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 9
Mrs. Ellie E. Moxon (1859-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 9
Mrs. Alex Moxon, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 9
Mrs. Blanche L. Moxon, Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 9
... (Another 5 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Adamant voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1821 with 144 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adamant/1821
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance