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

Mondoux, 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 Mondoux surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mondoux in America

Mondoux is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mondoux surname appeared 221 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 Mondoux.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mondoux 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.

The history of the last name Mondoux

The surname Mondoux originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the French words "mont" meaning hill or mount, and "doux" meaning soft or gentle. This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived near a gentle hill or mountain.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Mondoux name can be found in a 13th century manuscript from the region of Normandy. This document lists a "Guilleaume de Mondoux" as a landowner in the village of Calleville-les-Deux-Eglises.

By the 14th century, variations of the name appeared in records across northern France, including spellings like Mondoulx and Mondoult. In 1387, a Jean Mondoux was listed as a merchant in the city of Rouen.

The name Mondoux also has ties to certain place names in France. For instance, there is a hamlet called Mondoux in the department of Saône-et-Loire, which may have been named after an early bearer of the surname.

Notable individuals with the Mondoux surname throughout history include Pierre Mondoux (1550-1621), a prominent lawyer and judge in Paris during the reign of King Henry IV. There was also Jacques Mondoux (1680-1748), a French naval officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession.

In the 19th century, Émile Mondoux (1826-1901) was a French sculptor and painter known for his works depicting scenes from rural life. Another bearer of the name was Henri Mondoux (1885-1962), a French theologian and author who wrote extensively on the history of the Catholic Church.

One of the most recent notable figures with the Mondoux surname was André Mondoux (1915-1992), a Canadian politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Terrebonne from 1958 to 1965.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mondoux

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

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 Mondoux was:

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 Mondoux has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Mondoux was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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