Tracing the Moffitt Family Name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Moffet surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Moffitt is a spelling of the Scottish surname Moffet. The family name meaning is “One who came from Moffatt (long plain), in Dumfriesshire”, the same as for Moffet.

Before spelling was fixed, Moffet was also written Moffitt. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Moffit. The 2010 census count for Moffitt in the United States was 10,070, good for rank 3,543.

Get the complete Moffitt report, with a museum-style coat of arms.