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

Monsevais, 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 Monsevais surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Monsevais in America

Monsevais is the 108734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Monsevais surname appeared 163 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 Monsevais.

We can also compare 2010 data for Monsevais 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 Monsevais

The surname MONSEVAIS is of French origin, deriving from the Occitan region of southern France in the Middle Ages. It likely stems from the phrase "mont sevis," meaning "mount of service" or "serving mountain," suggesting an occupational name for those who worked on or near a particular hill or outcrop.

The earliest known records of the MONSEVAIS name date back to the 13th century, with mentions in municipal rolls from the towns of Carcassonne and Béziers. A certain Peire MONSEVAIS is listed as a vineyard worker in 1267 in Carcassonne's tax registers.

In the 14th century, the name appears sporadically in notarial records from Languedoc, often with variant spellings like "Montsevis" or "Montsevays." A Guilhem MONSEVAIS is recorded as a landholder in the village of Capendu near Carcassonne in 1312.

One of the first notable bearers of the name was Joan MONSEVAIS, a merchant and alderman in the town of Narbonne in the early 15th century. He is mentioned in the city's archives from 1407 to 1432.

Moving into the Renaissance, the MONSEVAIS name crops up across southern France in tax rolls and parish records. Guillaume MONSEVAIS (c.1510-1582) was a prosperous vineyard owner in Limoux renowned for his fine Blanquette sparkling wines.

In the 17th century, the name spread further afield as MONSEVAIS families migrated to larger cities like Toulouse and Montpellier. Jacques MONSEVAIS (1624-1698) was a master mason who worked on the construction of the Capitole town hall in Toulouse.

The 18th century saw several military officers bearing the MONSEVAIS name, such as Captain Antoine MONSEVAIS (1743-1815) who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. His grandson César MONSEVAIS (1812-1879) was an explorer and naturalist who catalogued many species in French Guiana.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Monsevais

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

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

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