Show ContentsMuggleton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Muggleton family

The surname Muggleton 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 Muggleton family

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Muggleton Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Muggleton family

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United States Muggleton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Muggleton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Silas E. Muggleton, aged 28, arrived in New York in 1896 aboard the ship "Etruria" from Liverpool, England 1
Muggleton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • George Muggleton, aged 29, arrived in New York in 1909 aboard the ship "Laurentic" from Liverpool, England 1
  • Annie Mary Muggleton, aged 30, arrived in New York in 1909 aboard the ship "Laurentic" from Liverpool, England 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Muggleton (post 1700) +

  • Samuel Alexander "Sam" Muggleton (b. 1995), English professional footballer
  • Carl David Muggleton (b. 1968), English professional football goalkeeper who made over 550 appearances
  • Andrew Muggleton (b. 1974), English cricketer who played one List A match for Surrey in 1995
  • Amanda Lillian Muggleton (b. 1951), English-born, Australian theatre, television and film actress, best known for her role as Chrissie Latham in the television soap opera Prisoner (1979–1983)
  • Stephen H. Muggleton (b. 1959), British Professor of Machine Learning and Head of the Computational Bioinformatics Laboratory at Imperial College London, son of Louis Muggleton
  • Louis Miles Muggleton FIET (1922-2015), South African-born British Ionospheric Physicist and Electrical Engineer
  • John Muggleton (b. 1960), former Australian rugby league player
  • Mervyn Brian Muggleton (b. 1941), former Australian cricketer and baseball player


The Muggleton 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. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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