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Mones Surname Meaning

Catalan (Monés): habitational name from any of the places so called in Catalonia (Spain) probably named with a variant of the plural of Old Catalan moner ‘mill’ hence also possibly applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by or worked in a mill.

Galician and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from a place called Mones in Galicia (Ourense) and Asturias (Spain).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Mones families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mones family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mones families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 40 Mones families living in Lancashire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Mones's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Mones families in 1891.
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What did your Mones ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mones. 100% of Mones women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 748 military records available for the last name Mones. For the veterans among your Mones ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mones lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Mones life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Mones in 1956 was 48, and 82 in 2004.

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