Mondale (surname)
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Not to be confused with Mondal (surname).
Mondale is an American surname of Norwegian origin. The surname "Mondale" comes from Mundal by Fjærland, in the Sogndal municipality in Norway.[1]
The name is primarily associated with just one American family:
- Walter Mondale (1928–2021), 42nd vice president of the United States
- Joan Mondale (1930–2014), wife of Walter Mondale
- Eleanor Mondale (1960–2011), American radio personality and actress, daughter of Walter Mondale
- Ted Mondale (born 1957), American politician and entrepreneur, son of Walter Mondale
- Lester Mondale (1904–2003), American minister, half brother of Walter Mondale