Mondie last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Mondie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Mondie.

Meaning of Mondie

A locational surname referring to someone from a particular town or place.

Mondie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Mondie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mondie in America

Mondie is the 85357th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mondie surname appeared 219 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Mondie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mondie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 85357 100663 -16.46%
Count 219 166 27.53%
Proportion per 100k 0.07 0.06 15.38%

The history of the last name Mondie

The surname "MONDIE" is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "monde," which means "world" or "universe." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname or descriptive name to someone who had a wide range of knowledge or experience, or perhaps someone who was well-traveled.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Redon, a medieval cartulary (a collection of charters and deeds) from the Redon Abbey in Brittany, France. This cartulary contains a reference to a person named "Guillelmus Mondie" in the year 1187.

Another early mention of the name appears in the Livre des bourgeois de Rouen, a registry of citizens in the city of Rouen, Normandy, France. This document lists a "Johannes Mondie" as a resident of Rouen in the year 1292.

In England, the name can be traced back to the 14th century. The Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327 include a reference to a "Willelmus Mondie" who was a taxpayer in the county.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname "MONDIE." One such person was Pierre Mondie (c. 1450 - 1520), a French cleric and diplomat who served as the Bishop of Valence and Die in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Another notable figure was Jean Mondie (1592 - 1672), a French lawyer and historian who authored several works on the history and legal traditions of the city of Rouen.

In the 18th century, there was a notable French naval officer named Louis Mondie (1720 - 1802), who played a role in the American Revolutionary War and was later appointed as the Governor of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) in 1796.

A more recent historical figure was Théophile Mondie (1853 - 1922), a French painter and illustrator who was known for his landscapes and illustrations of rural life in the Burgundy region of France.

Finally, one cannot overlook the accomplishments of Marie Mondie (1898 - 1975), a French educator and women's rights activist who worked tirelessly to promote educational opportunities for women and girls in France during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mondie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Mondie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Mondie was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 33.79% 74
Non-Hispanic Black Only 60.27% 132
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 2.74% 6
Hispanic Origin (S)% (S)

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Mondie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 33.79% 39.76% -16.23%
Black 60.27% 53.61% 11.70%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 2.74% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic (S)% (S)% (S)%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Mondie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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