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Etymology of Mund

What does the name Mund mean?

The name Mund is derived from a geographical locality as in 'at the mount,' from the Middle English and Anglo-Saxon word "munt." 1 2 Another source goes back further to the French Du Mont, i.e. "of the hill." 3

Early Origins of the Mund family

The surname Mund was first found in Kent where William atte Munte, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III was recorded. Later in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, we found Walter Munte in Dorset and in Suffolk, Roger de Munt Feront was listed. 1

Early History of the Mund family

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Mund Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Munt, Mund, Munte, Munde, Muntz, Munts and others.

Early Notables of the Mund family

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Mund Ranking

In the United States, the name Mund is the 13,000th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4


Mund migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mund Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Martha Mund, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 5
Mund Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Carl Mund, who arrived in America in 1783 5
Mund Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • G E Mund, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 5


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  4. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  5. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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