Mousley Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Mousley is one more way Mosley has been written over the centuries. Taken at its root, Mousley points to “Clearing by a bog”.

Mousley and Mosley

Before spelling was fixed, Mosley was also written Mousley. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Moseley, Mossley and Mozley.

In the 2010 US Census, 328 Americans gave Mousley as their last name (rank 61,297).

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Mousley, so the heraldry linked to Mosley is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Want more than a summary? See the Mousley family name pack.