Moberly Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

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

The meaning behind Moberly

Long before computers fixed spellings, Moberly and Mobley were used side by side. At root, the name means “One who came from Mobberley (glade with an assembly mound), in Cheshire”.

Moberly is listed among the recognised spellings of Mobley. The same family of names includes Moberley and Mobberley. About 2,173 people in the United States were recorded as Moberly in 2010, placing it 13,893 on the national list.

For the full story, order the Moberly surname pack.