Mol History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
Germany
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Mol family

The surname Mol was first found in Roxburghshire, where they held a family seat as a Clan and conjecturally descended from Eustace the Sheriff of Huntingdon who held his lands of Molesworth in Huntingdon from Countess Judith a relative of Duke William of Normandy at the taking of the Domesday Book survey in 1086 A.D. A branch of this distinguished family moved north in 1124 in the train of King David of Scotland (Earl David of Huntingdon) and were granted lands in the upper half of Morebattle in Roxburghshire.

Early History of the Mol family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mol research. Another 184 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1152, 1490, 1566, 1575, 1590, 1596, 1603 and 1624 are included under the topic Early Mol History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mol Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Molle, Moll, Mow, Mowe and others.

Early Notables of the Mol family

Notable among the family at this time was

Liulf of Molle

Mol Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Mol is the 85^th most popular surname with an estimated 11,297 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mol family to Ireland

Some of the Mol family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mol migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mol Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Jansen Mol, who arrived in New York in 1660 2
Dirck Mol, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1661 2
Dirck Mol, who settled in New Netherland in 1661

Mol Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Abraham Mol, who settled in America in 1866

Contemporary Notables of the name Mol (post 1700) +

James J. Mol, American Republican politician, Republican Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives, 1942, 1964; Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 17th District, 1950 3

The Mol Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Post funera foenus
Motto Translation: An interest after death.

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html