Myddleton Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The name Myddleton is closely linked to Middleton. The name is generally explained as “Middle settlement”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Spelled with “y” instead of “i”, Myddleton shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• The same family of names includes Myddelton, Midleton and Middelton.

Heraldry and the Myddleton name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Myddleton, so the heraldry linked to Middleton is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Myddleton report, with a museum-style coat of arms.