The Mondragon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,620 people carried this name — #1,941 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,800 people counted. That is up 54% from 12,063 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Mondragon surname
Likely derived from French Montdragon, ultimately from Latin mōns draconis (“dragon mountain”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mondragón» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 687 people named Mondragon live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 48 people named Mondragon.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Mondragon live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Mondragon in American newspapers,
1886–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,748 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mondragon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joe Mondragon 1920–1987 · musician
Wikidata (CC0) · 11 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Mondragon,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States224 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 105
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 62
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record Benjamin Allen MondragonBorn 1948; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Darlac, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Leandro MondragonBorn 1915 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas; welder from Mora County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Victor Daniel MondragonU.S. Army veteran. Born 1958, died 2001; buried at Miramar National Cemetery, California.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 224 records for Mondragon in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).
France20 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Emile MondragonBorn 1922 in Poussan; died 1999 in Poussan (Hérault).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Andree Georgina MondragonBorn 1898 in Lyon; died 1988 in Charbonnières-les-Bains (Rhône).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Claude MondragonBorn 1937 in Port-de-Bouc; died 1996 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 20 records for Mondragon in France.
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Australia3 records
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
- Queensland State Archives indexes 1
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Example: civil register, 1880 Civil record John Bell MondragonSelected land at Hughenden, Queensland in 1890.
Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 1 of 3 records for Mondragon in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).
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Surnames next to Mondragon.
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