LaMunyon Family History

LaMunyon Surname History

Summary

Most branches of the LaMunyon family are of French origins.  The surname LaMunyon, according to one family researcher, is derived from the old French-Norman word "moignon" which means "the stump of an amputated limb." The LaMunyon family is an old heredity that has migrated all across the world over the centuries, and as the name LaMunyon has spread, it has evolved making it's etymology challenging to unearth. This page is the home for the complete history of the LaMunyon family name, LaMunyon etymology, and stories of people with the LaMunyon name. LaMunyon family history has a complex evolution of which the particulars have been accumulated over the years by LaMunyon family researchers.

LaMunyon History

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The evolution of LaMunyon starts with the origins of thelast name. Even in the early generations of a name there are different spellings of that name simply because family names were infrequently written down back when few people could write.

LaMunyon ancestors have travelled around the world all throughout history. It was common for a family name to change as it enters a new country or language. As these families moved between countries and languages, the LaMunyon name may have changed with them.

LaMunyon country of origin

LaMunyon is French in origin, and has taken on many different spellings over the years; De lamoignon, Lamoignon, Lamunyon, Lemunyon, Aomunion, Munion, Munyon etc. - all are related.

Descendants of Edward Munyon of Salem, Mass. as well as descendants of Thomas Munyon of Dartmouth, Mass. claim their ancestors came from the Isle of Jersey, and were French Huguenots escaping religious persecution. Father Michael LeMoignan wrote, in 1972, "Genealogie des Familles LeMoignan", a French family that was in the Isle of Jersey as early as the 1300's.    http://lamunyon.bizhosting.com/textpgs/lamun1.html

Meaning of the last name LaMunyon

The surname "LaMunyon" was derived from the old Norman-French word, "moignon", meaning "the stump of an amputated limb".

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Famous people named LaMunyon

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Nationality and Ethnicity of LaMunyon

Most branches of the LaMunyon family are French.

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LaMunyon spelling variations

Some variations of the surname LaMunyon are:

  • De lamoignon
  • Lamoignon
  • Lamunyon
  • Lemunyon
  • Aomunion
  • Munion
  • Munyon