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

Mongo, 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 Mongo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mongo in America

Mongo is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mongo surname appeared 216 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 Mongo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mongo 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 Mongo

The surname "MONGO" is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages in the northern regions of Italy, particularly in the areas around the cities of Milan and Turin. It is thought to be derived from the Old Italian word "monga," which referred to a small hill or mound, suggesting that the name may have originally been a descriptive one, indicating that the earliest bearers of the name lived near or worked on a small hill or elevated land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "MONGO" can be found in the tax records of the city of Milan from the year 1275, where a certain "Petrus de Monga" is listed as a landowner. This suggests that the name had already been in use for some time before this date.

In the 14th century, the name appears in several historical documents from the region, including a legal contract from 1327 involving a "Johannes Mongo" from the town of Novara, and a record from the city of Turin in 1349 mentioning a "Guillelmus Mongo" who was a cloth merchant.

The surname "MONGO" also has a connection to a small village near the town of Biella in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, which was once known as "Monga." This village likely took its name from the same Old Italian word that gave rise to the surname, and it is possible that some of the earliest bearers of the name originated from or had ties to this particular locality.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname "MONGO," including:

1. Girolamo Mongo (1460-1531), a renowned Renaissance painter from Milan, known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches throughout northern Italy.

2. Pietro Mongo (1555-1620), a Venetian philosopher and scholar who wrote extensively on the works of Aristotle and was a professor at the University of Padua.

3. Giacomo Mongo (1670-1738), a military engineer and architect from Turin, who played a significant role in the fortification of several cities in the Piedmont region during the 17th century.

4. Luisa Mongo (1820-1892), an Italian opera singer and soprano who performed at several prestigious venues in Italy and across Europe during the 19th century.

5. Emilio Mongo (1876-1949), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was a prominent figure in the advocacy of workers' rights and labor reforms in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mongo

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

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

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