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Early Origins of the Munson family

The surname Munson was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and held a family seat in the arrondisement of Bayeux and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. William de Moncels, who held allegiance to the Bishop of Coutances, was himself a Lord of Maers and Monceaux, counts of Nevers. He accompanied William the Conqueror into Normandy and was granted extensive lands in Devon and Somerset in England. The family were descended from Landry, first count of Nevers in 868. They descended Bodo I, seigneur of Maers and Monceaux.

There are three chateaus in Belgium named Monceau Castle, two in the province of Hainaut and one in the province of Luxembourg.

Early History of the Munson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Munson research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1700, 1782, 1810 and 1845 are included under the topic Early Munson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Munson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Monceau, Montceau, Moncel, Montcet, Montcelet, Moncelet, Monselet, Monceaux, Montceaux, Moncey, Monels, Monson, Munson, Muncy, Muncie, Mounsie and many more.

Early Notables of the Munson family

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Munson Ranking

In the United States, the name Munson is the 1,815^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Munson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Munson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Susan Munson, aged 25, who arrived in New England in 1634 aboard the ship "Elizabeth" 2
Miss Thomazin Munson, aged 14, who landed in Massachusetts Bay in 1635 aboard the ship "Blessing" 2
Thomas Munson, who landed at Hartford, Connecticut in 1637
T. Munson, who arrived in Boston in 1645
Jeffry Munson, who landed in Virginia in 1657 2

Munson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Munson, aged 28, who landed in New York in 1812 2
Thomas Munson, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1812 2
Catherine Munson, aged 25, who arrived in America in 1821 2
Charles Frederick Munson, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1847 2
H Munson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Munson migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Munson Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jerry Munson, who arrived in Canada in 1839

Munson migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Munson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Munson, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for life, transported aboard the "Chapman" on 6th April 1824, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Munson (post 1700) +

William H. Munson, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Woodbury; Elected 1920 4
William D. Munson, American politician, First Selectman of Middlebury, Connecticut, 1904-07 4
Thomas H. Munson, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from East Windsor, 1934 4
Thomas H. Munson, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from East Windsor, 1902, 1904 4
Theodore E. Munson, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56 4
Stephen Munson, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from North Haven, 1820 4
Samuel Tilden Munson (1876-1961), American Democratic Party politician, Merchant; Member of New Jersey State Senate from Sussex County, 1913-18 4
Samuel Munson, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Barkhamsted, 1822-23, 1826 4
Samuel Lyman Munson (b. 1844), American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1900; Presidential Elector for New York, 1900 4
Reuben Munson, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County, 1819-22 4
... (Another 31 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records of Australia. Retreived 26th January 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/chapman
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html