Maupin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Maupin is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Maupin family lived in Malpas, a parish in the union of Wrexham in the county of Cheshire.

Early Origins of the Maupin family

The surname Maupin was first found in Cheshire at Malpas, a large village and former market town, in the unions of Nantwich, Great Boughton, and Wrexham, chiefly in the Higher division of the hundred of Broxton. The barony formed part of the possessions of Earl Edwin prior to the Conquest, and was given by the first Norman earl of Chester to Robert Fitz-Hugh, one of the eight barons of his parliament. The castle, the head of the barony, was built soon after the Conquest, and stood immediately adjoining the church, but today all that is left is a circular mound, on which the keep stood. The place name literally means “the difficult passage” from the Old French words mal + pas.