Moncur Surname
Approximately 2,694 people bear this surname
Moncur Surname Definition:
Michael de Muncur, miles, witnessed a charter by Ysabella de Brus, c. 1237-48 (LAC., 40). Andrew de Muncurr, retainer of James the Steward, who had his lands restored to him in 1296 (Bain, II, 853), may be the Andrew de Monctour who rendered homage in the same year at Berwick-on-Tweed (ibid.
Read More About This SurnameMoncur Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 818 | 1:443,104 | 38,071 |
Scotland | 431 | 1:12,422 | 1,657 |
Bahamas | 409 | 1:958 | 184 |
England | 358 | 1:155,637 | 14,724 |
Canada | 248 | 1:148,571 | 15,198 |
Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
New Zealand | 110 | 1:41,167 | 6,893 |
South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Scotland | 520 | 1:7,198 | 1,018 |
England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Moncur Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Michael de Muncur, miles, witnessed a charter by Ysabella de Brus, c. 1237-48 (LAC., 40). Andrew de Muncurr, retainer of James the Steward, who had his lands restored to him in 1296 (Bain, II, 853), may be the Andrew de Monctour who rendered homage in the same year at Berwick-on-Tweed (ibid., p. 196). Robert de Muntcurt (Moncur) was one of the Scottish prisoners taken in Dunbar Castle in 1296 (ibid., 873), Mariota de Moncur was domina de Rossy in 1302 (SCM., II, p. 316), the lands of Adam de Muncurre in Fife are mentioned in 1365 (RMS., I, 218), and Michael de Munkure held land in Angus in 1398 (Strathmore, p. 182). James of Mankorre had a safe conduct into England in 1424 (Bain, IV, 963), William Moncure, chaplain, "a native of Scotland," had license to remain there in 1465 (ibid., 1359), David Monquer was a frater of Cupar, 1500 (REB., I, 220), and Andrew Moncur of that Ilk gave his bond of manrent to the earl of Errol in 1541 (SCM., II, p. 268). The family of Muncur of Dundee "for several generations enjoyed a high reputation as armourers" (ALHT., I, p. clxxx). and in the Exchequer Rolls between the years 1444 and 1473 are many references to arms made by them, and an annual fee of xx lib. was paid to them as armour makers to the Court. Mancur 1614, Mancwr 1615, Mancurr 1667, Mowncur 1530.
An ancient castle in the parish of Inchture, co. Perth.
Moncur Demographics
Moncur Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Moncur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moncur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moncur is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Moncur click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moncur? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 161,606th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,705,102 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Moncur live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 818 people, or 1 in 443,104. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 15 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Idaho, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 16 percent live and The Bahamas, where 15 percent live.
Moncur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Moncur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,272 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 504 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moncur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Moncur last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Moncur surname are 18.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moncur earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning R 197,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,933 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Moncure | 92 | 989 | / |
Monceur | 92 | 9 | / |
Monchur | 92 | 3 | / |
Mouncur | 92 | 0 | / |
Moncurr | 92 | 0 | / |
Moncourt | 86 | 45 | / |
Moncheur | 86 | 16 | / |
Monscour | 86 | 10 | / |
Moncoure | 86 | 1 | / |
Moncaurt | 86 | 1 | / |
Monsur | 83 | 13,403 | / |
Monjur | 83 | 5,846 | / |
Monzur | 83 | 2,841 | / |
Mancur | 83 | 346 | / |
Momcur | 83 | 1 | / |
Monkur | 83 | 1 | / |
Moncor | 83 | 0 | / |
Monscheur | 80 | 1 | / |
Monsour | 77 | 2,068 | / |
Monseur | 77 | 1,107 | / |
Manchur | 77 | 828 | / |
Manceur | 77 | 282 | / |
Monjure | 77 | 178 | / |
Manczur | 77 | 162 | / |
Mancour | 77 | 146 | / |
Monsuur | 77 | 60 | / |
Monjour | 77 | 49 | / |
Monkour | 77 | 12 | / |
Monshur | 77 | 12 | / |
Monczor | 77 | 11 | / |
Monsure | 77 | 9 | / |
Monzure | 77 | 3 | / |
Monsurt | 77 | 3 | / |
Monzhur | 77 | 2 | / |
Monqeur | 77 | 2 | / |
Monsuir | 77 | 1 | / |
Monckor | 77 | 1 | / |
Mouncor | 77 | 0 | / |
Mancure | 77 | 0 | / |
Montcor | 77 | 0 | / |
Manchour | 71 | 509 | / |
Mancourt | 71 | 21 | / |
Monssour | 71 | 5 | / |
Mounsour | 71 | 3 | / |
Montseur | 71 | 2 | / |
Monjurre | 71 | 1 | / |
Manchurt | 71 | 1 | / |
Monsseur | 71 | 1 | / |
Monsourd | 71 | 1 | / |
Mounkurd | 71 | 1 | / |
Monshour | 71 | 1 | / |
Monseure | 71 | 1 | / |
Monshure | 71 | 0 | / |
Mansur | 67 | 147,149 | / |
Manzur | 67 | 17,695 | / |
Manjur | 67 | 11,173 | / |
Munzur | 67 | 1,106 | / |
Monsor | 67 | 762 | / |
Monzor | 67 | 308 | / |
Mancor | 67 | 211 | / |
Mankur | 67 | 87 | / |
Mondshour | 67 | 50 | / |
Monkor | 67 | 45 | / |
Monkurova | 67 | 12 | / |
Mançur | 67 | 8 | / |
Mancurova | 67 | 7 | / |
Maczur | 67 | 6 | / |
Monsurova | 67 | 5 | / |
Mamcur | 67 | 2 | / |
Munkur | 67 | 2 | / |
Momsur | 67 | 1 | / |
Montsseur | 67 | 1 | / |
Moonshour | 67 | 0 | / |
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