Mayweather History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mayweather family

The surname Mayweather was first found in Kent at Mereworth, a parish, in the union of Malling, hundred of Littlefield, lathe of Aylesford. This ancient Saxon village dates back to 843 when it was first listed as Meranworth. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the parish was known as Marovrde. 1 Literally the place name means "enclosure of a man called Maera" from the Old English personal name + "worth." 2 The name is often referred to as a nickname for someone who is a happy, genial or a sunshiny fellow. Some of the first listings of the name were found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Andrew Muriweder in Oxfordshire; and Thomas Murweder in Cambridgeshire. There is also an undated listing of Henry Muriweder in the Issues of the Exchequer. 3

Early History of the Mayweather family

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Mayweather Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Merriweather, Merreweather, Mereweather, Mereworth, Merworth and many more.

Early Notables of the Mayweather family

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Mayweather Ranking

In the United States, the name Mayweather is the 17,666^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Mayweather migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mayweather Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Mayweather, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Mayweather (post 1700) +

Floyd Mayweather Sr. (b. 1952), American former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1990
Jeff Mayweather (b. 1964), American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1997
Roger Mayweather (1961-2020), American professional boxer, brother of Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Jeff Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (b. 1977), born Floyd Joy Sinclair, American undefeated boxer; five-division world champion, having won eleven world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes

The Mayweather 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: Vi et consilio
Motto Translation: By force and counsels.

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)