Monaghan Surname

15,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Monaghan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Monk [Irish and Gaelic manach, a monk + the diminutive suff. -án]

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Monaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,0511:32,7994,090
England7,3621:7,5681,106
Australia4,8431:5,574809
Ireland4,5261:1,040196
Scotland2,1561:2,483464
Canada2,0171:18,2682,586
Northern Ireland1,6301:1,132233
New Zealand5231:8,6581,495
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Wales2001:15,4731,680
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Spain531:882,11434,832
Singapore431:128,0865,748
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
France241:2,767,613196,808
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jersey71:14,1722,872
China71:195,331,65210,124
Panama61:652,04310,051
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Laos41:1,647,081888
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,1051:1,079201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2901:18,8962,711
Scotland8841:4,234677
Wales101:156,8426,008
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0241:24,8123,082

Monaghan (29) may also be a first name.

Monaghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Monk [Irish and Gaelic manach, a monk + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Monacháin A numerous name mainly found in the counties adjoining the original homeland of the sept (as Map). IF 227 etc; Map Ros; Plate XXI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Monacháin A numerous name mainly found in the counties adjoining the original homeland of the sept (as Map). IF 227 etc; Map Ros; Plate XXI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the little monk, i.e., a tenant of ecclesiastical lands; grandson of Manachan (diminutive of manach, a monk).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'descendent of Manacháin', where Manacháin means 'monk'. Monaghan is an anglicization of the Irish surname O'Manacháin (/oʊˈmɒnəhæn/). Other variations include Monahanand, Monachan.

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Monaghan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Monaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Monaghan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monaghan is the 15,827th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 206,862 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Monaghan are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. Monaghan is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 29 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 11,051 people, or 1 in 32,799. In The United States Monaghan is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Monaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Monaghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Monaghan surname expanded 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 571 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 110 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Monaghan surname are 11.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Monaghan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.25% less than the national average, earning 192,932 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.44% more than the national average, earning R 276,696 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.73% more than the national average, earning $55,511 CAD per year.

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Monaghan Reference & Research

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