Monkeys!
Moncus, Muncus, Monkes, Monkis, Munkus, Monks, Mongers, Munchus, Monchus,
Mancus, Muncas, Monkees, Monker, Monkers, Munkers, Munkres, Mouncus, Munkress,
Muenker, Muenkers, Mukus, Mokus, Mokes, Mounkis, Munkris, Munkirs, Monkirs,
Monger, Munkis, Muncris. These are documented spellings of the name, belonging
to individuals known to be descended from Old William. I am not saying
they actually spelled their names this way...just that whoever wrote it
in whatever record I found it in, did. So if you are looking for kinfolk
in any kind of government records, like Marriage records or old census
records, remember one word. PHONICS! These are all basically phonetic spellings
of the same name. That is what the Soundex Code is all about. The Soundex
for our name is M522. Some databases, online or in Libraries, use this
system. It is great. I was talking to a cousin recently who found a relative
in a database she had searched many times before, but she finally hit on
the right (or wrong?) spelling to find him. It is a very complicated thing
to research this name, but I am so proud of it! I love my name, and my
family history. Each new "cuzzin" I find feels like Christmas! I hope you
are as excited about this as I am, so you will help me! 1,000 people looking
can find more than 1!