I cannot find the meaning of my last name!?

Question

I've always enjoyed googling my friends names to find out what the name means, and i've started trying with last names. I have found a few, but when i search my own last name, i can never find any info on it. If anyone could help me find a reliable yet free source of last names that has the name Monceaux in its list, i would greatly appreciate the effort.

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Answer 1

It seems to be related to the rare surname Mouncher... See the link.

Answer 2

A village in Sussex, England, was named after the great grandson of William the Conquerer, Drogo de Monceux.

Herstmonceux

The manor that became Herstmonceux is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as being part of the lands of the Count of Eu, and was owned by the de Herst family. In 1131 the Count's grandson transferred the manor to Drogo de Monceux, great grandson of William the Conqueror , who married Idonea de Herst, their son was known as Walleran de Herst Monceux  

http://www.villagenet.co.uk/pevenseyleve...

Edit : Please be aware that you must prove descent, by way of documentary evidence,  from the man who was awarded a coat of arms, before you are entitled to legally use one, a coat of arms does NOT belong to everyone who just happens to have the same name.

A 1823 Gazetteer of France lists only one place with the name of Monceau, and none with the name of Monceaux :

Monceau, t. France, in Correze, on the Dordogne,

20m.E Brives. Pop. 1,500.

Answer 3

I found something somewhat close here:

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Mounsey-fa...

Or here (it seems to be a location - village in France)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monceaux-su...

Page 129 - middle of the page:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Cko2AAA...

If I am not mistaken...I do not know french but it seems to mean village?!

Answer 4

This is what I found for you.

Monceaux Name Meaning and History

French: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern France named Monceau (plural Monceaux), from Old French moncel ‘little mountain’, Late Latin monticellum, a diminutive of mons ‘mountain’, genitive montis.

hope this helps.

Answer 5

www.behindthename.com has these similar names:

Monceaux was not found in this database. Names that sound similar to Monceaux:

Mancuso --Usage: Italian ;  Sicilian regional variant of Manco.

Manco--Means "left-handed" in Italian.

www.ancestry.com says: "Monceaux Name Meaning and History

French: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern France named Monceau (plural Monceaux), from Old French "moncel" ‘"little mountain"’, Late Latin "monticellum", a diminutive of "mons" ‘"mountain"’, genitive "montis".

Place of Origin --France

Monceaux Immigrants --1:

   New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

  Name: Marie Monceaux

Arrival Date: 25 May 1872

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853

Age: 19  

Gender: Female  

Port of Departure: London, England  

Destination: United States of America  

Place of Origin: France  

Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: French  

Ship Name: Denmark

Port of Arrival: New York  

Line: 50  

Microfilm Serial: M237  

Microfilm Roll: M237_359  

List Number: 495  

Port Arrival State: New York  

Port Arrival Country: United States