Monfils Family History
Monfils Name Meaning
Altered form of French Maufils: nickname from Old French mau fils ‘bad son’ from mal mau ‘bad’ + fils ‘son’. The surname Maufils is no longer found in France. Walloon and French: nickname from the phrase mon fils ‘my son’ (perhaps applied because of its over-use in conversation) or derived from mau fils ‘bad son’ (compare 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022