Moreman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Moreman family

The surname Moreman was first found in Suffolk where Ralph le Morman was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1287. Later, William le Moreman was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 1

"This surname is derived from a geographical locality, 'the moorman,' one who dwelt on the moor." 2 Johannes Morman was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379.

To the far south of England in Devon, Hartland was home to some of the family: "There are stated to have been anciently eleven chapels in this extensive parish. The parish documents are unusually numerous and interesting, and have been reported on by the Historical Manuscripts Commission. Dr. Moreman, born at Hartland in 1529, vicar of Menheniot, is reputed to have been the first who used the English language in public worship in Cornwall teaching his parishioners the Creed, Commandments, and Lord's Prayer in that tongue. " 3

Some of the family can even be found in Scotland. And there, the name is also derived "from the occupation, an officer in charge of a moor. Thomas Mureman, younger in Kirkbryderig, 'dilatit of the schutting and slauchter of deir,' 1570 (Trials, I, p. 48). 1687: 'Every man that keeps cattle upon the More, shall bring his cattle to the Moor-man to be branded'" 4

Early History of the Moreman family

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Moreman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moorman, Moreman, Morman and others.

Early Notables of the Moreman family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Moreman (c. 1490-1554), English divine, was born at South Hole, Hartland, Devonshire...

Moreman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moreman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Alice Moreman, who landed in Maryland in 1637 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Moreman (post 1700) +

Marjorie Moreman (1902-1987), British bronze medalist gymnast in the women's team event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, from Mount Abu, India

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)