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The distinguished name Mixson 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
The surname Mixson 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
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mixson 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 Mixson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Moxon, Mockson, Moxom, Moxsom, Moxson, Mokeson, Moakson, Mokson and many more.
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." 5
George Moxon (1603-1687), was a congregational divine, born near Wakefield, Yorkshire, about 1603, was educated at Wakefield grammar school, and...
Another 181 words (13 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mixson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Mixson is the 12,372nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 6