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UK surname

Mone

A medieval English surname derived from the Old French "moine" meaning "monk".

In the 1881 census there were 41 people recorded with the Mone surname, ranking it #27,870 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 166, ranked #22,140, up from #27,870 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Manchester, Lambeth and Glasgow. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Glenwood South, Birmingham and Leeds.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Mone is 372 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 304.9%.

1881 census count

41

Ranked #27,870

Modern count

166

2016, ranked #22,140

Peak year

1861

372 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Mone had 41 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #27,870 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 166 in 2016, ranked #22,140.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 372 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Mone surname distribution map

The map shows where the Mone surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Mone surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Mone over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 67 #21,440
1861 historical 372 #6,857
1881 historical 41 #27,870
1891 historical 182 #15,983
1901 historical 40 #29,678
1911 historical 44 #28,454
1997 modern 142 #21,856
1998 modern 142 #22,406
1999 modern 149 #21,924
2000 modern 134 #23,358
2001 modern 135 #22,945
2002 modern 134 #23,492
2003 modern 135 #23,155
2004 modern 132 #23,625
2005 modern 139 #22,887
2006 modern 138 #23,156
2007 modern 140 #23,231
2008 modern 143 #23,160
2009 modern 152 #22,716
2010 modern 157 #22,800
2011 modern 159 #22,382
2012 modern 150 #23,264
2013 modern 158 #22,817
2014 modern 164 #22,445
2015 modern 167 #22,066
2016 modern 166 #22,140

Geography

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Where Mones are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Manchester, Lambeth, Glasgow, Liverpool and Bishop Wearmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Glenwood South, Birmingham, Leeds, Merrylee and Millbrae and Basingstoke and Deane. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Manchester Lancashire
2 Lambeth London (South Districts)
3 Glasgow Lanark
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 Bishop Wearmouth Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Glenwood South Glasgow City
2 Birmingham 053 Birmingham
3 Leeds 083 Leeds
4 Merrylee and Millbrae Glasgow City
5 Basingstoke and Deane 021 Basingstoke and Deane

Forenames

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First names often paired with Mone

These lists show first names that appear often with the Mone surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Mone

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Mone, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Mone surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Mone household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Mone is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Mone is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Mone falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Mone is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Mone, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Mone

The surname MONE is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name that has since fallen out of use or been altered over time. One possibility is that it stems from the Old English words "mone" or "mone-leah," which referred to a meadow or pasture.

In its early days, the name was likely spelled in various ways, such as MONE, MOONE, or MOAN, reflecting the inconsistencies in written records and regional dialects of the time. Some experts have also suggested a connection to the Old French word "moyne," meaning a monk, indicating that the name could have been given to someone who lived near a monastery.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MONE can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire from the late 12th century, where a person named Radulfus Mone is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by that point.

In the 14th century, the Poll Tax records of Yorkshire list a Thomas de Mone, providing further evidence of the name's presence in medieval England. Additionally, the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1327 mention a John Mone.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname MONE. One example is Richard Mone, an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Stafford in the late 16th century.

Another is John Mone, a 17th-century English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works, including "The Life and Death of the Reverend Mr. John Mone" (1673).

In the 18th century, there was a Scottish mathematician named Francis Mone, who made contributions to the field of calculus and differential equations.

Moving into the 19th century, one notable figure was William Mone, an English historian and antiquarian who published several works on the history and folklore of various regions in England.

Finally, in the early 20th century, there was an American artist named Mary Mone, known for her landscapes and still-life paintings, which were exhibited in galleries across the United States.

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1881 census detail

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Mone families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Mone surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Argyllshire leads with 6 Mones recorded in 1881 and an index of 52.63x.

County Total Index
Argyllshire 6 52.63x
Middlesex 6 1.46x
Durham 5 4.10x
Lancashire 4 0.82x
Yorkshire 4 0.99x
Norfolk 3 4.76x
Angus 1 2.64x
Buckinghamshire 1 4.04x
Cheshire 1 1.11x
Essex 1 1.24x
Hampshire 1 1.19x
Kent 1 0.72x
Lanarkshire 1 0.75x
Midlothian 1 1.82x
Monmouthshire 1 3.38x
Montgomeryshire 1 10.65x
Nottinghamshire 1 1.81x
Renfrewshire 1 3.15x
Royal Navy 1 20.49x
Somerset 1 1.52x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Dunoon in Argyllshire leads with 6 Mones recorded in 1881 and an index of 2608.70x.

Place Total Index
Dunoon 6 2608.70x
Heigham 3 88.76x
Liverpool 3 10.16x
Bishop Auckland 2 122.70x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 2 37.88x
Normanton 2 163.93x
St Luke London 2 30.44x
Beswick 1 80.65x
Clerkenwell London 1 10.34x
Dundee 1 7.06x
Govan 1 3.05x
Great Brickhill 1 1250.00x
Guilsfield 1 294.12x
Hartley 1 2500.00x
Islington London 1 2.52x
Mile End New Town 1 178.57x
Newport 1 70.92x
Nottingham St Mary 1 7.00x
Port Glasgow 1 65.36x
Ripon 1 106.38x
Royal Navy 1 23.98x
Sheffield 1 7.74x
St Clement Danes 1 151.52x
Sunderland 1 46.51x
Wallasey 1 322.58x
West Calder 1 92.59x
West Ham 1 5.60x
Weston Super Mare 1 60.24x
Yaverland 1 5000.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Mone surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Mone surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 3
William 3
James 2
Abraham 1
Andrew 1
Clement 1
Henry 1
Joseph 1
Owen 1
Patrick 1
Ralph 1
Thomas 1
Wm. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Mone households.

FAQ

Mone surname: questions and answers

How common was the Mone surname in 1881?

In 1881, 41 people were recorded with the Mone surname. That placed it at #27,870 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Mone surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 166 in 2016. That gives Mone a modern rank of #22,140.

What does the Mone surname mean?

A medieval English surname derived from the Old French "moine" meaning "monk".

What does the Mone map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Mone bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.