Mauger is a name that first reached England
following the Norman Conquest
of 1066. It comes from the Norman given name Mauger.
The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier,
an Old French personal name
, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger,
which means council spear. CITATION[CLOSE]
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Early Origins of the Mauger family
The surname Mauger was first found in Normandy
where Mauguer was the third son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy
and his second wife, Gunnora. He ruled as Count of Corbeil through his wife Germaine de Corbeil.
Mauger (or Malger) was the youngest son of Richard II and his second wife, Papia of Envermeu. He rose to become Archbishop of Rouen in 1037. However, as he opposed the marriage of Duke William and Matilda of Flanders in 1049, he was banished from Rouen to the Isle of Guernsey. There he married Gisella or Guille "without sanction of the Church, he formed an intimacy that resulted in numerous progeny, some of whom took their father's, others their mother's name. 'Hence,' observes a correspondent 'Guilles and Maugers are as plentiful as blackberries on the Channel Islands'"CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.. The Norman poet Wace (c.1110-1174), related stories of his life on the Channel Islands some 100 years later.
Another Mauger was royal clerk and physician before he was elected to the see of Worcester in 1199, a position held until his death in 1212. Sir Mathias Mayer (Mayor), originally a Jerseyman was ancestor of the Majors of Hampshire.
Over in England, "the font-name was fairly popular in the 13th century. Mauger is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls." CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) However, the Hundred Rolls (Hundredorum Rolls) of 1273 had listings as a surname too: Thomas filius Mager in Lincolnshire; Walter Mauger in Cambridgeshire; and Richard Malgor in Buckinghamshire. CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Mauger family
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Mauger Spelling Variations
Before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Sound was what guided spelling in the Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Spelling variations
were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Mauger family name include Major, Mauger, Magor, Maior, Mayer, Mayor, Mager and others.
Early Notables of the Mauger family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Mauger family to Ireland
Some of the Mauger family moved to Ireland
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Migration of the Mauger family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the political and religious chaos of this era, thousands of English families began to migrate to the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. The passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe; however, those who made the voyage safely were encountered opportunities that were not available to them in their homeland. Many of the families that reached the New World at this time went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Mauger family to immigrate North America:
Mauger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Henrietta Mauger, aged 52, who settled in America, in 1893
- Julie Mauger, aged 4, who landed in America, in 1895
- Emil Mauger, aged 11, who emigrated to the United States, in 1895
- Sorgue Mauger, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1895
Mauger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Max Mauger, aged 34, who emigrated to the United States, in 1908
- Rachel Mauger, aged 54, who settled in America, in 1910
- Sarah Ann Mauger, aged 69, who emigrated to the United States, in 1910
- D. Mauger, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1911
- Franklin Mauger, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1911
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Mauger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Joshua Mauger, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1749-1752
- Jacob Mauger, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mauger Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Martin Mauger, aged 45, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Navarino" CITATION[CLOSE]
South Australian Register Monday 14th August 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Navarino 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/navarino1854.shtml.
Contemporary Notables of the name Mauger (post 1700)
- K. Frederick Mauger, American politician, Burgess of Milton, Pennsylvania, 1960 CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Louise Mauger (1598-1690), one of the Canadian pioneers in Montreal
- Stephen George "Steve" Mauger (1920-1976), Australian politician
- Nathan Keith Mauger (b. 1978), New Zealand rugby union player
- Samuel Mauger (1857-1936), Australian social reformer, hat manufacturing unionist and a Protectionist politician
- Ivan Mauger OBE, MBE (b. 1939), retired New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider
- Aaron Joseph Douglas Mauger (b. 1980), former New Zealand rugby union player