Monson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Monson Ranking

In the United States, the name Monson is the 3,460^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1

Monson migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Monson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Monson, who arrived in Virginia in 1651 2

Monson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert Monson, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1812 2
Charles, George, and James Monson all, who arrived in New York in 1845
Carl Monson, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
R Monson, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 2
Anders Monson, who landed in Arkansas in 1880 2
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Monson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ole August Monson, who landed in Wisconsin in 1913 2

Monson migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Monson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Daniel Monson, (b. 1819), aged 23, British Convict who was convicted in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for 10 years for desertion from the army, transported aboard the "Candahar" on 26th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1885 3
William Henry Monson, aged 28, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Amazon"

Monson migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Monson Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Henry Monson (1793-1866), an English carpenter, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "John Wickliffe" in 1848, a founding settler in Dunedin 4
William Henry Monson, aged 22, a carpenter, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "John Wickliffe" in 1848 4
John Robert Monson, aged 19, a carpenter, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "John Wickliffe" in 1848 4
Mr. Monson, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "John Wickliffe" arriving in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand on 23rd March 1848 4
Mr. John Monson, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "John Wickliffe" arriving in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand on 23rd March 1848 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Monson (post 1700) +

Thomas S. Monson (1927-2018), American religious leader, author, the 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
Earl Merrill Monson (1932-2017), American Mormon elder, Second Quorum of the Seventy (1998–2002)
Marianne Monson (b. 1975), American children's author
David Smith Monson (b. 1945), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah (1985-1987), 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Utah (1977-1985)
Ander Monson, American novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer, awarded the 2007 John C. Zacharis First Book Award
Byron Monson, American Sociologist
M. H. Monson, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 21st District, 1939-40 5
Joseph Monson, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1904 5
E. E. Monson, American politician, Secretary of State of Utah, 1944 5
David Smith Monson (b. 1945), American Republican politician, Utah State Auditor, 1973-77; Lieutenant Governor of Utah, 1977-85; U.S. Representative from Utah 2nd District, 1985-87 5
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Citations +

"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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/candahar
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html