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Early Origins of the Monash family

The surname Monash was first found in Derbyshire 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 year 1332 when William Monyash held lands.

Early History of the Monash family

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Monash Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Monamy, Monash, Monemy and others.

Early Notables of the Monash family

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United States Monash migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monash Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • E Monash, who arrived in Mississippi in 1875 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Monash (post 1700) +

  • Frank J. Monash, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Garfield, New Jersey; Elected 1943 2
  • Sir John Monash (1865-1931), Australian soldier


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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