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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Americanized form of French Mo(u)ginet, a pet form derived from Monge.
  • John Mozena or Mozeney (Jean Mo(u)ginet; 1747–1830) came to North America from Mont-le-Vignoble, near Strasbourg, with Lafayette to fight in the American Revolution. He settled in Monroe Co., OH.

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