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Early Origins of the Munguia family

The surname Munguia was first found in Provence, in the south west of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Marseille and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Munguia family

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Munguia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Munguia, Mougin, Mongin, Mangeot, Mangenet, Mengue, Mougenel, Menjaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Munguia family

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Munguia Ranking

In the United States, the name Munguia is the 5,394th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]


United States Munguia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Munguia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan De Munguia, who arrived in America in 1814 [2]
  • Francisco De Munguia, who landed in New Spain in 1875 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Munguia (post 1700) +

  • Rojelio Munguia, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1996, 2000, 2004 [3]
  • Manuel Munguia (b. 1952), American professional baseball player
  • Antonio Munguía (b. 1942), former Mexican football midfielder
  • José Luis Munguía (1959-1985), football player from El Salvador
  • Ricardo Munguía (b. 1975), Mexican footballer


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


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