Mon is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mon
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Scotland
Meaning:

The surname Mon is a variant of Monde. Of the mouth.

A variation of Montag. Moday.

Mon is a variant form of Mount. See Mountain - 1. From residence near one. In Hundred Rolls, Supra Montem. 2. Monsieur de Montaigne, probably grandson, and certainly heir to the estates, of Michael de Montaigne, the great French essayist, escaped from France at the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, and settled in Norfolk. Jacob his son and successor anglicized the name to its present form

Many slightly elevated spots in the South of England are known as "The Mount."

Lastname is the form of Mountcastle. A locality in Scotland.

How popular is Mon?

Mon is common in Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, United States, Thailand, Spain, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, Argentina, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Nigeria, Ghana, Malaysia, Taiwan, Morocco, Australia, Bahrain, Mexico, France, Ivory Coast, Panama, Pakistan, Cuba, Canada.

Mon is ranked 1423 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mons grew by 53.98 per cent to 1198 since 2000 and ranked 21717 after elevating 7073 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 54.51 44.47
White 19.7 25.19
Hispanic or Latino 18.11 20.82
Black 4.51 0
Mon is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Myanmar which signifies that it is originated from Myanmar. Around 378782 people have been found who wears Mon as their family name. Mon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Mon:
44 Myanmar263,960
Countries with ten thousands of Mon:
58 Cambodia49,686
2,263 India24,881
Countries with thousands of Mon:
1,601 Bangladesh6,849
2,179 Egypt4,881
2,876 Japan4,429
1,232 Saudi Arabia3,498
7,434 Philippines2,196
525 Vietnam2,103
654 United Arab Emirates1,738
21,512 United States1,632
5,987 Thailand1,392
3,722 Spain1,239
609 Papua New Guinea1,015
Countries with hundreds of Mon:
13,716 Indonesia958
417 Singapore787
4,888 Argentina741
865 Oman610
861 Kuwait607
503 Qatar490
24,800 Nigeria357
7,799 Ghana346
6,447 Malaysia318
762 Taiwan316
19,480 Morocco307
11,375 Australia268
938 Bahrain264
8,996 Mexico247
46,106 France220
5,822 Ivory Coast198
1,440 Panama175
13,626 Pakistan164
2,974 Cuba118
29,799 Canada113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,406 Hong Kong98
4,751 Dominican Republic92
44,534 Turkey80
26,204 Cameroon76
6,140 Haiti76
25,089 Romania74
41,903 England73
1,166 China65
95,293 Brazil64
8,487 Colombia59
5,799 Burkina Faso52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
38,500 Netherlands50
594 South Sudan49
2,614 Sudan49
4,817 Mongolia45
95,514 DR Congo41
74,222 South Africa39
72,414 Poland37
14,902 Venezuela31
17,319 New Zealand30
12,265 Portugal28
92,103 Italy27
90,148 Iran26
15,017 Iraq26
12,123 Liberia25
12,322 Uruguay25
175,411 Ukraine19
56,744 Belgium18
189,895 Germany16
354 Laos16
38,365 Switzerland15
42,452 Benin13
37,411 Norway12
14,969 Wales12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186 Finland10
30,046 Peru10
20,027 Ecuador9
57,975 Israel9
1,868 Mali9
993 South Korea9
1,058 Marshall Islands8
43,211 Denmark7
88,377 Greece7
6,792 Guatemala6
16,645 Lebanon6
10,175 Trinidad and Tobago6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Of unknown age Clemens Mon who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on April 29, 1853 by Southampton put out from London. Bricklayer Joseph Mon, Maria Mon, Maria Mon, aged 28, 19 years old Oh.J.G. Mon, Farmer August Mon, Sigisbert Mon, aged 52, Antonio Mon (24) Laborer, Johann Mon (27) Farmer, are others that migrated to US from London, Havre & London, Stettin, Hamburg & Havre, Liverpool & Queenstown and Antwerp.

Mon Namesakes

  • Francisco José Millán Mon, Spanish politician and
  • Lawrence Ah Mon, Hong Kong film director

Mon Namesakes

  • Francisco José Millán Mon, Spanish politician and
  • Lawrence Ah Mon, Hong Kong film director

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