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Early Origins of the Monin family

The surname Monin was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Monin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Monin research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1106, 1432, 1455, 1484, 1487, 1510, 1595, 1600 and 1626 are included under the topic Early Monin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Monin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Monin, Moanin, Moning, Monings, Moanings, Moynin, Moyning, Moynying, Moining, Moinin and many more.

Early Notables of the Monin family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Monin family of Kent

Monin Ranking

In France, the name Monin is the 998th most popular surname with an estimated 5,303 people with that name. 1


United States Monin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Maria Monin, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2
  • Madeleine Monin, who arrived in Carolina in 1754 2
  • Jean Pierre Monin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
Monin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Louis Monin, aged 26, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Monin (post 1700) +

  • Carlos Monín (1939-2023), Paraguayan football player and manager who played as a centre-back (1958-1973)
  • Charles François Monin de Folenay, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Keith Monin Stainton (1921-2001), British Conservative politician and soldier, recipient of the Légion d'honneur, the Croix de Guerre avec Palme


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Charles Monin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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