Monnier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Noble surnames, such as Monnier, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The Monnier surname may be a local surname, that is, a name derived from the name of a place where they once lived, or held land. The Monnier family name is thought to have derived from Meunet, a town in the department of Indre, in the district of Issoudun. It has also been suggested that Monnier may have been an occupational name for a miller, deriving from the word "meunier" or "mounier," in Old French.

Early Origins of the Monnier family

The surname Monnier was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where this ancient family held a family seat since early times.

The members of the family also branched into other regions of France, such as in Normandy, where they settled in Mesnières, a town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, in the district of Neufchâtel. Many members of this prominent family made important contributions to the society. Philipe Meusnier was mentioned in historic documents of the Huguenot descendants.

Claude-Marie Meunier was a colonel, who received his title to nobility in 1808, and Joseph Meunier, a general, entered into the nobility in 1809. Jean-Nicolas Démeunier (1751-1814) was a French politician. He was a deputy for the Estates General (1789), emigrated to the United States in 1792, and returned to France in 1797, where he became a tribune (1800), and then a senator (1802). This illustrious man was also the author of "Essai sur les États-Unis" (1786) and "L'Amérique indépendente" (1790).

Mathurin Meunier, born in 1619, son of René and Marie (née Leroux), travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Françoise Fafard, born in 1624, daughter of Jean and Elizabeth (née Tibou), at Montreal on 3rd November 1647. They remained there together until he passed away on 13th January 1702. 1

Early History of the Monnier family

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Monnier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Meunier, Lemeunier, Lesmeunier, Lémeunier, Meunié, Lemeunié, Munier, Lemunier, Meusnier, Lemeusnier, Demeunier, Desmeunier and many more.

Early Notables of the Monnier family

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Monnier Ranking

In the United States, the name Monnier is the 18,078^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in France, the name Monnier is ranked the 192^nd most popular surname with an estimated 17,341 people with that name. 3

Monnier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monnier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Henry Monnier, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1839 4
Francis X Monnier, who arrived in New York in 1840 4
Louis Monnier, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
Jean Francois Regis Monnier, who landed in Hancock County, Miss in 1887 4

Monnier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monnier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Anne Monnier, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
Thomas Monnier, who landed in Montreal in 1659

Contemporary Notables of the name Monnier (post 1700) +

René Nicolas Monnier, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Jean-Charles Monnier, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Jean-Charles comte Monnier (1758-1816), French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Hundred Days
Mathilde Monnier (b. 1959), French choreographer
Jérémy Monnier (b. 1989), French sports shooter at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (1799-1877), French playwright, caricaturist and actor
Marc Monnier (1827-1885), Italian-born, French writer
Adrienne Monnier (1892-1955), French poet, bookseller and publisher
Gabriel Monnier (b. 1977), French figure skater, the 2002 French national champion
Paul Monnier (1907-1982), Swiss painter and illustrator
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, May 6) RenÃ© Monnier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, May 6) Jean-Charles Monnier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html