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Early Origins of the Monger family

The surname Monger 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 Monger family

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Monger 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 Monger 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...
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Monger Ranking

In the United States, the name Monger is the 7,074th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Monger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Monger, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
  • Jean Monger, who arrived in Louisiana in 1752
Monger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • L Monger, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Canada Monger migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Charles Monger U.E. who arrived in Canada c. 1780 3
  • Mr. John Charles Monger U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3
  • Mr. William Monger U.E. who settled in Western District [The townships of Essex County and Kent County], Ontario c. 1789 he served in Butlers Rangers 3

Australia Monger migration to Australia +

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

Monger Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Charles Monger, British Convict who was convicted in Southampton, Hampshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 20th April 1826, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
  • R.D. Monger, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Gratitude" in 1849 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Monger (post 1700) +

  • Adrian Calero Monger (1932-2016), Australian bronze medalist rower at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  • George Monger VC (1840-1887), English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Indian Mutiny on 18 November 1857 at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, India
  • James "Jim" W.H. Monger, Canadian emeritus scientist of the Geological Survey of Canada, awarded the Logan Medal in 2002
  • John Henry Monger Jr (1831-1892), Australian politician, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1870 to 1875
  • Christopher Monger (b. 1950), Welsh screenwriter, director and editor, best known for writing and directing The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  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. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
  5. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GRATITUDE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Gratitude.gif


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