The surname is one of the names that was brought to England in the wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Malvoisin family name comes from the Norman name Malvoisin. The name originated on the Isle de France in the 10th century.
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Early Origins of the Malvoisin family
The surname Malvoisin was first found in Staffordshire where this distinguished Norman family held the lands and were Lords of the Manor of Mavesyn-Ridware at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in the year 1086 A.D. The Lords of Rosny, of Gastinois in the Isle of France first assumed the name Malvoisin. The first was Sir Guy Mauvoisin who fought under St. Louis against the Saracens of Egypt. His son, Raoul Mauvoisin, was known as Le Barbu. His two sons Robert and Hugo, and grandson William all attended Duke William at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. His daughter Adeline, married into the distinguished Maules of Yorkshire. Ascelyn, his son, held the village of Mayvesin in 1086 from Earl Roger.
Early History of the Malvoisin family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Malvoisin research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1200, 1202 and 1403 are included under the topic Early Malvoisin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Malvoisin Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Mauvoisin, Malvoisin, Malvesyn, Mauvesyn, Mavesyn, Malveysin, Mauveysin, Malvoisine, Malevoisine, Maleveisin, Mauvaysin and many more.
Early Notables of the Malvoisin family
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Migration of the Malvoisin family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Malvoisin or a variant listed above were: Francis Malvesin who landed in America in 1750; William Malvin and his five sons and four daughters arrived in New York in 1810; Michael Malvin arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1833.
