English (of Norman origin): habitational name from places called
Monceaux, in Calvados and Orne, or Monchaux, in Nord and
Seine-Maritime. These get their name from the plural form of Old
French moncel ‘hillock’, Late Latin monticellum, a
diminutive of mons. Compare Mont.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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