Moncrieff Surname

123,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Moncrieff Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Moncrieff (Perthshire), 11th cent. Monidcroib = the Hill of the Trees [Gaelic monadh, a hill, moor; craoibh, genit. pl. of craobh, a tree] A large portion of the hill is in a good state of cultivation, and its heights are richly wooded.

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Moncrieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,3081:20,6392,864
Scotland6181:8,6631,260
Canada5321:69,2597,942
United States4831:750,43358,631
England4811:115,83811,830
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Wales261:119,0209,008
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway71:734,61250,907
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5771:6,487935
England1811:134,67112,361
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Moncrieff (21) may also be a first name.

Moncrieff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Moncrieff (Perthshire), 11th cent. Monidcroib = the Hill of the Trees [Gaelic monadh, a hill, moor; craoibh, genit. pl. of craobh, a tree] A large portion of the hill is in a good state of cultivation, and its heights are richly wooded.—Nat. Gaz.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Of that Ilk-a hill near Perth, renowned for its majestic panoramic view.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A hill in Perthsh.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Moncrieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moncrieff is most common in Australia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moncrieff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,177th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,965,358 people. The surname Moncrieff is mostly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Moncrieff live; 37 percent live in Australasia and 37 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Moncrieff is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 21 people.

The last name Moncrieff is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 1,308 people, or 1 in 20,639. In Australia Moncrieff is most numerous in: Victoria, where 40 percent are found, New South Wales, where 30 percent are found and Queensland, where 13 percent are found. Barring Australia it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Moncrieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moncrieff has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Moncrieff last name grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moncrieff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moncrieff last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Moncrieff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137% more than the national average, earning R 563,196 per year; in United States they earn 24.25% more than the national average, earning $53,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,023 CAD per year.

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