MOYLE
Moyle
Moyle is a surname of British origin, derived from the Old Cornish word "meule", meaning bald or tonsured. The name is chiefly found in Cornwall and Devon in the south-west of England.
The Moyle surname is believed to have occupational origins, referring to someone who may have been a monk or a cleric with a shaved head. Alternatively, it could have been a nickname for someone with a bald head.
The first recorded instance of the Moyle surname dates back to the early 13th century in Devon. Over the centuries, the name has spread to other parts of the UK and beyond.
Notable individuals bearing the Moyle surname include Sir Valentin Moyle, a prominent Cornish landowner and politician of the 17th century, and Sir Owen Moyle, a distinguished military officer who served in the British Army during the 19th century.
The Moyle surname continues to be borne by families in various parts of the world, particularly in English-speaking countries with historical ties to the United Kingdom.
There are approximately 2,040 people named Moyle in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,148th most common surname in Britain. Around 31 in a million people in Britain are named Moyle.
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Anthony
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
- Steven
- William
Female
- Angela
- Deborah
- Elaine
- Elizabeth
- Jane
- Joanne
- Margaret
- Mary
- Nicola
- Sarah
- Susan
- Victoria
Similar and related surnames
- Moyles
- Moyal
- Moiles
- Molea
- Moyler
- Moyet
- Mohle
- Moile
- Moyel
- Moyl
- Moyee
- Maal
- Maala
- Maali
- Maalo
- Maehle
- Mael
- Mahl
- Mahla
- Mahle
- Mahli
- Maiel
- Maiella
- Maiello
- Maila
- Maile
- Mailie
- Maill
- Maille
- Maillie
- Maillou
- Maiolo
- Mal
- Mala
- Malai
- Male
- Malea
- Malee
- Mali
- Malia
- Malie
- Mall
- Malla
- Malle
- Mallea
- Mallee
- Malleo
- Malli
- Mallia
- Mallie
- Mallo
- Mallu
- Malo
- Maloo
- Malou
- Malu
- Mauel
- Maul
- Maula
- Maule
- Maull
- Maullu
- Mawl
- Mawla
- Mawle
- Mayl
- Mayle
- Maylee
- Maylia
- Maylie
- Meal
- Meale
- Mealia
- Mealie
- Meall
- Meallie
- Meel
- Meela
- Meelee
- Meell
- Mehl
- Mehli
- Mehlo
- Meil
- Meila
- Meile
- Meili
- Meill
- Mel
- Mela
- Mele
- Melee
- Meli
- Melia
- Melie
- Melio
- Mell
- Mella
- Melle
- Melli
- Mellia
- Mellie
- Mello
- Melloe
- Melo
- Melu
- Meola
- Meoli
- Meuli
- Meulle
- Meyle
- Meylei
- Mial
- Miale
- Miall
- Miel
- Miele
- Mieli
- Miell
- Mil
- Mila
- Mile
- Milea
- Mili
- Milia
- Milie
- Mill
- Milla
- Mille
- Millea
- Millee
- Milli
- Millia
- Millie
- Millieau
- Millo
- Milo
- Milue
- Miola
- Moal
- Moala
- Moale
- Moalle
- Moehl
- Moehle
- Moel
- Mohl
- Mohla
- Mohyla
- Moil
- Moioli
- Mol
- Mola
- Molai
- Mole
- Molee
- Moli
- Molia
- Moll
- Molla
- Molle
- Molli
- Mollie
- Mollo
- Molo
- Moloi
- Moloo
- Molu
- Mool
- Moola
- Moole
- Moolla
- Moual
- Mouel
- Mouelle
- Mouille
- Moul
- Moula
- Moulai
- Moule
- Mouli
- Moull
- Moulla
- Mowl
- Mowla
- Mowle
- Mowll
- Moyez
- Moyley
- Moyole
- Muehl
- Muel
- Muela
- Muell
- Muelle
- Muhl
- Muhle
- Muhll
- Muil
- Muile
- Mul
- Mula
- Mule
- Mulea
- Muli
- Mulia
- Mull
- Mulla
- Mulle
- Mullee
- Mulli
- Mullie
- Mulu
- Muollo
- Muylle
- Myle
- Mylie
- Mylle
- Myllie
- Mylo
- Mylue
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