Minge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Minge family

The surname Minge was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where this family was established in earlier times.

The members of the family also formed important alliances with other distinguished families of the day. An alliance was formed between the branch Mongeot de Boisset and the Boitouset family of Burgundy. The branch Monginot established an alliance with the La Loge family, and the Marchand and Simony families of Burgundy.

The branch Mongey formed an alliance with the Migieu and DePringles families. Other important alliances were between the branch Demonge and the Le Compasseur family, the Petit de Bressey family and Thomas D'Islan, and also between the branch Demongeot and the Joly family of Burgundy.

Early History of the Minge family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Minge research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1746, 1789, 1795, 1799, 1808 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Minge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Minge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mongeau, Mongeaux, Mongeot, Mongeaud, Mongeault, Mongin, Mongenet, Mongenais, Mongenot, Monge, Monges, Lemonge, Demonge, Monget, Mongette, Monger, Mongeon, Mongey, Monginot and many more.

Early Notables of the Minge family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), the count of Péluse, a French senator and mathematician, who was the first person to identify the principles of descriptive geometry and to develop methods and applications of descriptive geometry. As well, he was a professor at the École Centrale des travaux...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Minge Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Minge migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Minge Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Minge, who landed in Virginia in 1704 1

Minge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Minge, who arrived in Mississippi in 1828 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Minge (post 1700) +

Benjamin Minge Duggar (1872-1956), American plant physiologist

Citations +

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)