Moons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Moons

What does the name Moons mean?

The Moons surname is of Norman origin, and thought to derive from a place name such as from Moyon in La Manche, or from Mohun in Normandy. 1 2 3 4

"The same with the surname Mohun (found de Moiun), said to be from Myon, found Moon, an ancient barony near St. Lo, in Normandy. " 5

Early Origins of the Moons family

The surname Moons was first found in Dorset, where the Domesday Book of 1086 includes: William de Moion, de Moiun, de Moine, de Mouin. 6 Later in Somerset, Reginald de Moyn, de Moyun, de Moun, de Mohun was found in the Assize Rolls of 1239-1253. 7

In Yorkshire, the first record there was Robert Mone who was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1260. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included Thomas le Mun in Norfolk, Geoffrey le Moun in Bedfordshire 7 and John de Mohun in Somerset. 8

In Devon, the Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I records Reginald de Mohun, and William de Mohun, Wiltshire (Henry III-Edward I.) 9

In Scotland, the first record was that of John de Mohun who was listed as John de Mooun in the Roll of Carlaverock (A.D. 1300.) Later, George Moon, changekeeper in Kilspindie, and James Moon, his son, are mentioned in 1711 as was Henry Moon in Fordie, 1722. 10

Early History of the Moons family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moons research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1548, 1651, 1655, 1661, 1762, 1796, 1871 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Moons History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moons Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moon, Moone, Moones and others.

Early Notables of the Moons family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Peter Moon (fl. 1548), English poet, "author of 'A Short Treatise of certayne Thinges abused in the Popysh Church, long used, but now abolyshed, to our consolation, and God's Word avaunced, the Lyght of our Salvation.' This is a poem in thirty-seven eight-line stanzas, rhyming ababbcbc, the last line being a refrain used in all the stanzas. After the poem follows, 'To God onely gyve the glory, quod Peter Moone. Imprinted at Ippyswyche by me, Jhon Oswen.' The work is excessively rare. The date 1548 is added in writing in the copy in...
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Migration of the Moons family to Ireland

Some of the Moons family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moons migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moons Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Samuel P Moons, aged 22, who landed in America in 1822 11

Sources +

Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199â€“1216)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)