Moxey Family History
Moxey Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): habitational name from an unidentified place called Moxhaye seemingly in Devon. The second element in the placename is Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ (Old English ge-hæg) a term which is characteristic of minor placenames in Devon particularly in the southeast of the county; the first element may be an Old English personal name Mocc.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022