Menger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Menger family
The surname Menger 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 Menger family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Menger research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1746, 1789, 1795, 1799, 1808 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Menger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Menger 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 Menger 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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Menger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Menger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Hans Menger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
- Conrad Menger, who landed in New York in 1784 1
- J L Menger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1794 1
Menger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Gustav Menger, who arrived in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Sophie" 1
- Nicholaus Menger, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1
- Mr. Joh. Simon N. Menger, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Sophie"
- Mrs. Auguste Menger, (nee Schoeniger), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Sophie"
- Jakob Menger, who landed in South America in 1849 1
Menger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Betsy Menger, aged 28, who landed in America from Eisenach, Germany, in 1907
- Janos Menger, aged 29, who landed in America from Partos, Hungary, in 1907
- Clara Menger, aged 30, who immigrated to America from Wilmensdorf, in 1908
- Herman Menger, aged 32, who landed in America from Diagsscha, Austria, in 1909
- Clara Menger, aged 31, who settled in America from Berlin, Germany, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Menger (post 1700) +
- Howard Menger (1922-2009), American who claimed to have met extraterrestrials
- Karl Menger (1902-1985), Austrian-born mathematician and son of economist Carl Menger
- Carl Menger (1840-1921), Austrian economist and author, founder of the Austrian School of Economics
- Anton Menger (1841-1906), Austrian economist and author, brother of Carl Menger
- Andreas Menger (b. 1972), retired German football player
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)