Moye History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The ancestors of the Moye family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Shropshire. The name, however, is a reference to the family’s place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England, Moy, Normandy.

Early Origins of the Moye family

The surname Moye was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The earliest reference to the name was Jeanne de Moy, a wealthy dowager widow of William Crispin IX, Baron of Bec in France about the year 1325. The name originated in Moy in Normandy. However, the name Moy became interpreted in northwestern England and Wales, and on the Welsh border as Moyes, Moyse, and Moses, even Moesen, the latter being a Welsh version being found in Denbigh, Llangollen and Wrexham. The name was also extended to Mostyn, and became attached to Vychan, Lord of Mostyn.