Moxam History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The distinguished name Moxam 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 Moxam family

The surname Moxam 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 Moxam family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moxam 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 Moxam History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moxam Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Moxam 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 Wakefield, Yorkshire, on 8 Aug. 1627, and at the age of fifty had, according to his own account, been 'for many years conversant in … smithing, founding, drawing, joynery, turning, engraving, printing books and pictures, globe and map making, mathematical instruments." 5George Moxon (1603-1687), was a congregational divine, born near Wakefield, Yorkshire, about 1603, was educated at Wakefield grammar school, and...
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Moxam migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moxam Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Moxam, who arrived in America in 1793 6

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)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)