Munro Forename
343,155th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 594 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru
Munro Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name: Rothach, Mac-an-Rothaich (Dial. Munro). In the fourteenth century the name is “of Monro,” which shows it is a territorial name, explained as Bun-roe, the mouth of the Roe, a river in County Derry, Ireland, whence the family are represented as having come in the eleventh century.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 163 | 1:2,224,153 | 35,837 |
| South Africa | 98% | 109 | 1:500,300 | 23,946 |
| Canada | 67% | 90 | 1:368,149 | 10,845 |
| Scotland | 100% | 73 | 1:73,293 | 1,955 |
| New Zealand | - | 43 | 1:105,489 | 4,359 |
| England | 100% | 32 | 1:1,737,591 | 23,425 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| India | 88% | 18 | 1:67,493,221 | 1,054,154 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
Munro (64,231) may also be a surname.
Munro Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name: Rothach, Mac-an-Rothaich (Dial. Munro). In the fourteenth century the name is “of Monro,” which shows it is a territorial name, explained as Bun-roe, the mouth of the Roe, a river in County Derry, Ireland, whence the family are represented as having come in the eleventh century.
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Munro Forename Popularity
Munro Demographics
Munro Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 45 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounro | 91 | 2 | / |
| Munroy | 91 | 2 | / |
| Munroo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Munrro | 91 | 1 | / |
| Munros | 91 | 1 | / |
| Munroj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Munrod | 91 | 1 | / |
| Munrgo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Munroop | 83 | 2 | / |
| Munrouz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munrooz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mounrou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mounroh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munra | 80 | 2,385 | / |
| Monro | 80 | 565 | / |
| Mumro | 80 | 10 | / |
| Munehero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mounrouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mounrout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutinroy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Monroy | 73 | 228 | / |
| Monrou | 73 | 115 | / |
| Munrah | 73 | 86 | / |
| Munrat | 73 | 25 | / |
| Munnra | 73 | 18 | / |
| Munrad | 73 | 10 | / |
| Monroi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mounra | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mhonro | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mumroz | 73 | 7 | / |
| Maunra | 73 | 5 | / |
| Munrap | 73 | 5 | / |
| Munras | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mumroi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Munhra | 73 | 4 | / |
| Minhro | 73 | 3 | / |
| Munrga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Monroo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Monroh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Munrra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moonro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muinra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maumro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mumrod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Munrau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Munrzah | 67 | 4,711 | / |
| Monrroy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Munhrah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mumrooz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muinrat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moun-Re | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munaowaroh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munawaraoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munrhaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Monro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moonroy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monrroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monrhoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monrhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munraat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wmnr | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Munro