Mondragón History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Mondragón

What does the name Mondragón mean?

The Mondragón surname is a habitational name taken on a name place in Gipuzkoa (Guipuzcoa) province. The place name comes from the from Basque word "mondragoe" meaning "dragon mountain."

Early Origins of the Mondragón family

The surname Mondragón was first found in the Basque country. Knights of this name were involved in the battles of Muradal in 1212 and el Salado in 1340.

Early History of the Mondragón family

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Mondragón Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mondragon, Mondragone, Mondragón and many more.

Early Notables of the Mondragón family

Andres Ibanez de Mondragon y Ozores de Sotomayor, who was made the Marquis de Santa Cruz de Rivadulla on March 8, 1683

Mondragón Ranking

In the United States, the name Mondragón is the 4,773^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Mondragón migration to the United States +

Mondragón Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan De Mondragon, who landed in America in 1811 2
Lope De Mondragon, who arrived in America in 1814 2
Alonso De Mondragon, who landed in America in 1827 2
Bartolome Mondragon, who arrived in New Spain in 1875 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mondragón (post 1700) +

Robert A. Mondragon, American politician, Representative from New Mexico, 1974, 1982; Green Candidate for Governor of New Mexico, 1994; Green Candidate for New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1996 3
Charles Mondragon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1944 4
Joe Mondragon (b. 1920), American jazz bassist
Martín Mondragón (b. 1953), Mexican long-distance runner, winner of the 1988 Los Angeles Marathon
Faryd Aly Camilo Mondragón (b. 1971), Colombian football goalkeeper

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html