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HOUSE OF MAYEUX/MAYOH

The name Mayoh came to England with the ancestors of the mayoh family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Mayoh family lived in Norfolk. Their name, however, derives from the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Mayeux, Normandy.

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French Language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Mayo, Mayow, Mayhow, Mayho and others.

First found in Cornwall where they were granted lands by William the Conqueror for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Source: http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=mayoh