Show ContentsMuckle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Muckle family

The surname Muckle was first found in Shropshire, anciently known as Salop, where they were conjecturally descended from one Ethelred Muckle. One of the earliest records was Roger of Mokleston, Lord of the Manor of Muckleston, whose lands were seized by the Earl of Arundel for outlawry. Hoskyn Muccleston succeeded him in 1345. Two records of the place Muckleston were found: first as a hamlet in the parish of Shawbury and secondly as a parish in the union of Market Drayton.

Lodowicke Muggleton (1609-1698), the English religious thinker and founder or Muggletonianism, a small Protestant sect he founded c. 1651, hailed from London.

Early History of the Muckle family

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Muckle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Muckleston, Muxton, Muccleston, Muckleton, Muccleton, Muckle, Moccleston, Moccleton and many more.

Early Notables of the Muckle family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • Muckleston of Pen-y-lan


United States Muckle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Muckle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Muckle, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1834 1
  • Gilbert Muckle, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 1
  • J M Muckle, aged 47, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1847 1
  • Robert Muckle, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 1

New Zealand Muckle 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:

Muckle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Hugh Muckle, aged 20, a farmer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dilharree" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Muckle (post 1700) +

  • Lew Muckle (d. 1971), American politician, Member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1971 2


The Muckle 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: Fideliter
Motto Translation: Faithfully.


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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