Monden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Monden

What does the name Monden mean?

The Monden surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place in Hertfordshire; so named from the Old English personal name Munda, along with "denu," meaning "valley."

Early Origins of the Monden family

The surname Monden was first found in Essex 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 1119 when Ranulf de Mundona held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Monden family

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Monden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Munden, Mundin, Mundon, Mondon, Monden, Mondin and others.

Early Notables of the Monden family

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Migration of the Monden family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Patrick Munden, who settled in Massachusetts sometime between 1695 and 1719; Louis Mondon, who settled in Louisiana in 1720; Laurent Mondain, who arrived in New Orleans in 1725.

Contemporary Notables of the name Monden (post 1700) +

Christiaan Willem Simon Monden (b. 1975), Dutch sociologist and a professorial fellow in sociology at Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Bruno Monden (1900-1980), German art director who designed the sets for several rubble films in the wake of the Second World War