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Early Origins of the Menon family

The surname Menon was first found in at the foundations of Venice (Italian: Venezia), with the Minotto family.

Early History of the Menon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Menon research. The years 1203, 1265, 1300, 1450, 1550, 1575, 1655, 1722, 1765, 1769, 1808, 1848, 1863, 1864, 1873, 1876, 1881 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Menon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Menon Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Menon include Menico, Menichi, Menech, Minico, Minichi, Menego, Meneghi, Menega, Menoga, Menoghi, Minigo, Menco, Menchi, Menci, Minco, Mengo, Menghi, Menga, Mingo, Minghi, Meni, Misotti, Minuziano, Mingoti, Menochio, Minelli, Minnelli, Menis, De Minico, Menichelli, Minichelli, Minichiello, Meneghelli, Meneghello, Meneghel, Menichini, Minichini, Minichino, Meneghini, Meniconi, Meneghino, Meneghin, Menicucci, Minicucci, Meneguzzi, Menoncini and many more.

Early Notables of the Menon family

Prominent among members of the family was Rosso Misotti, leader of the Ghibeline faction in Ferrara in 1203. Members of the Venetian Minotto family were brave soldiers: in 1265 Tommaso Minotto led the army against the Genoese forces; and in 1300 Marco Minotto was General of 37 ships which fought against the Greeks; Alessandro Minuziano was an editor and printer in Puglia in 1450 who printed the first edition of the collected works of Cicero; Giacomo Menochio was a prominent jurist...
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Menon Ranking

In France, the name Menon is the 7,602nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Menon family

Immigrants bearing the name Menon or a variant listed above include: Augusta Minghelli, who arrived in America on July 2, 1884, aboard the "St. Germain;" Alessandro Minghetti, who arrived in America on Nov. 8, 1883, aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Menon (post 1700) +

  • Renjusha Menon (1988-2023), Indian actress, who primarily appeared in Malayalam television serials
  • Cheril Krishna "C.K." Menon (1949-2019), Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar "M. G. K." Menon FRS (1928-2016), Indian physicist, awarded the Abdus Salam Award, and was a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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