Monday Surname

2,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Monday Surname Definition:

Personal or baptismal, 'the son of Monday'; compare Saturday, Friday.

Simon Moneday, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Edmund Moneday, Somerset, Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Monday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria175,1851:1,011128
Uganda24,1951:1,614216
United States6,5001:55,7636,659
Philippines1,5401:65,73911,221
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England3471:160,57115,039
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Liberia551:80,1556,706
Honduras551:160,2992,031
Haiti491:218,0398,036
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Australia471:574,37741,856
India451:17,045,897267,282
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Wales371:83,6366,963
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Iceland221:17,2771,456
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Benin161:645,97538,126
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
China101:136,732,1577,199
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7001:34,8224,557
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6211:30,9803,738

Monday (380,719) may also be a first name.

Monday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Personal or baptismal, 'the son of Monday'; compare Saturday, Friday.

Simon Moneday, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Mundi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Edmund Moneday, Somerset, Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(a) Local, 'of Mondaye.' A correspondent writes: 'Mondaye, a hill in the parish of Juaye, about six miles from Bayeaux, is still extant, likewise the abbey... The hill was originally called Mont d'Afi...' It is highly probable that Monday is in some cases local, but I have not any early instances to bring forward in evidence.

1584. Married — Thomas Gibbyns and Agnes Munday: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1657. — Richard Chase and Bridgett Monday: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a pers. name and nickname from the day [Old English mónandæg, m., day of the moon] (French-Teut.) the French Mondy, a diminutive form of Raimond [v. Raymond]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A far fetched synonym of MacAloon. IF 26*; MIF 123

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who occupied land in an English manor for which he worked for the lord one day a week, on Mondays; descendant of Monday (one born on Monday).

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

A town and a parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the day of the week. See Times and Seasons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Believed to be foreign, but the reference has been mislaid.

The Norman People (1874)

Monday: may derive from Mondaye in Calvados, and not from the first day of the week.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Monday Last Name Facts

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

Monday is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monday? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,660th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 34,814 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Monday reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,727th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 380,719 people.

Monday is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 175,185 people, or 1 in 1,011. In Nigeria Monday is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 11 percent live, Kaduna, where 10 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Monday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Monday has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monday last name increased 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Monday Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Monday last name is primarily Catholic (43%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Monday last name are 23.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Monday earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $40,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $51,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mondaya92808/
Mounday9282/
Mondaye9242/
Mondayi926/
Mondaay926/
Mondayu925/
Monnday925/
Mondayo924/
Mondays924/
Mmonday923/
Moonday923/
Mondday922/
Mondayt921/
Monhday921/
Muonday921/
Moenday921/
Monda9113,769/
Mondy916,542/
Moundaya86218/
Moundahy8613/
Moundaye865/
Mondayop861/
Mondayed861/
Munday8316,734/
Manday833,582/
Mhonda832,382/
Mondoy832,200/
Mgonda83872/
Mounda83600/
Mondas83572/
Mondoa83495/
Mondea83483/
Mondey83341/
Monduy83295/
Moenda83211/
Mondah83203/
Mondat83191/
Mmonda83186/
Mondau83137/
Mondai83132/
Moonda83105/
Mondha8356/
Mondae8353/
Moundy8349/
Moinda8335/
Mondaz8322/
Muonda8313/
Mondiy838/
Mondaj837/
Momday837/
Mondad836/
Moondy835/
Mondaa834/
Mondyo834/
Mondap833/
Mohnda831/
Mohndy831/
Mondaí831/
Mhondy831/
Mondaï831/
Mondda830/
Mundayi772,060/
Mandaya77881/
Mondeja77824/
Mandayo77679/
Mundaya77678/
Mundaye77538/
Mondoyo77474/
Moundas77273/
Mosenda77241/
Mandayi77191/
Mondeya77172/
Mandaye77169/
Mondiya77161/
Mondych77159/
Mondoye77155/
Maunday7799/
Motinda7796/
Mondoya7794/
Mundaiy7774/
Moundah7741/
Mondiyo7735/
Mondeyi7735/
Mandayu7733/
Mondaud7727/
Mgondah7726/
Monduyo7723/
Mondawe7721/
Mondija7719/
Motenda7717/
Mondeia7717/
Mosinda7715/
Moundai7712/
Mondaut7712/
Mondeye779/
Mosindy776/
Mmounda776/
Mandayy773/
Mondehy773/
Moondas773/
Mmoenda772/
Mondaha772/
Mandday771/
Moundae771/
Mundday771/
Mundhay771/
Mondaie771/
Mondath771/
Mondatt771/
Monduys771/
Monndha771/
Mondeah771/
Mondach771/
Maanday771/
Moundyo771/
Monndoa771/
Monduya771/
Mondaia771/
Mondais771/
Mondaji771/
Mondajo771/
Mondash771/
Mohndah771/
Mandhay771/
Mondoyi771/
Moundea771/
Mamnday771/
Munda731,017,472/
Manda73258,519/
Monde7324,456/
Mundy7323,993/
Mondi7313,016/
Mandy735,087/
Mándy73120/
Momda7363/
Mondj7330/
Mondé735/
Mondè731/
Mondaiah71716/
Mandahay71290/
Moutendy71202/
Mundayah71135/
Moundaha7197/
Mundayat7179/
Mochinda7153/
Mondejas7146/
Mondoyop7133/
Mandayat7127/
Mutenday7121/
Mandhaye7118/
Mandayas7117/
Mhondeja7111/
Mundayyo7111/
Mundayad719/
Mondeiah715/
Mundhaya714/
Mhandaye714/
MacInday713/
Moutenda713/
Mandayop711/
Mundaiyi711/
Mondaies711/
Mandayou711/
Moundiya711/
Mondeath711/
Mondiyah711/
Mundaiyo711/
Matinday711/
Moonttda711/
Mousinda711/
Mondhe676,855/
Mandap676,543/
Maunda675,889/
Mgunda675,744/
Mandai674,717/
Moonde673,305/
Mganda673,274/
Moindi672,896/
Mandha672,814/
Mondet672,613/
Mgonde672,563/
Mandah672,461/
Mandey672,150/
Mondou672,063/
Muinda672,058/
Mandea671,990/
Mundas671,917/
Mandas671,910/
Muunda671,740/
Mounde671,625/
Mandau671,565/
Mmanda671,302/
Moundi671,184/
Maanda671,161/
Mhanda671,146/
Mundha67966/
Mandat67900/
Mundey67877/
Mandaa67773/
Mundad67526/
Mhonde67493/
Mondio67488/
Mandad67483/
Mondez67462/
Mandoa67427/
Mundau67427/
Moendi67406/
Muonde67385/
Mondie67351/
Mmunda67337/
Mmonde67304/
Mhunda67283/
Mondeh67280/
Mundye67274/
Monder67271/
Mundai67244/
Mundiy67231/
Mondes67183/
Moinde67181/
Munnda67178/
Mondje67169/
Mandys67145/
Mundda67130/
Mundoy67115/
Moondi67104/
Mondoi67101/
Mandda6797/
Mandaj6797/
Mandač6797/
Mundat6793/
Mundah6788/
Mundae6787/
Mondit6777/
Mondei6777/
Moende6776/
Mundea6767/
Mandayaya6766/
Mondee6763/
Maundy6762/
Mandae6760/
Mundyo6755/
Mandye6744/
Mondoe6740/
Mondue6740/
Mandoy6736/
Mundaa6730/
Mondeu6730/
Mandyo6730/
Mannda6728/
Mandyi6728/
Mundap6726/
Mhondi6723/
Mhenda6722/
Mandyt6718/
Mandiy6717/
Musindayi6716/
Monddi6715/
Manduy6715/
Mundaz6715/
Mondej6713/
Mamday6713/
Mandaz6711/
Mondhi679/
Mondui679/
Mondis679/
Munhda678/
Mundaj676/
Mantda676/
Monnde676/
Mundajaya676/
Manddy676/
Mahnda676/
Mundayott676/
Moundouha676/
Mundhy675/
Mondih675/
Mondge675/
Mutnda675/
Momdea675/
Mundayatt674/
Mgondi674/
Mamnda674/
Mumday674/
Mandyh674/
Mondep674/
Hmunda673/
Munduy673/
Mmondi673/
Muindy673/
Momdad673/
Mondeï673/
Mandyp673/
Mondid673/
Mumnda672/
Mondde672/
Moumdy672/
Mondip672/
Mohndi672/
Mundyz672/
Mandga672/
Monded672/
Mujnda671/
Mondoj671/
Muhnda671/
Matendayi671/
Mgandy671/
Musnda671/
Muntda671/
Mandgayeh671/
Mahndy671/
Mandahaya671/
Moumda671/
Moundé671/
Mosseendy671/
Meunda671/
Monndi671/
Mondér671/
Mondeî671/
Mondiz671/
Mon'de671/
Momdai671/
Momdas671/
Mundoa671/
Mundys671/
Mândai671/
Mutendayi671/
Mmoutendy671/
Moussinda671/
Moundj671/
Muondi671/
Momdat671/
Mosndi671/
Mosendych671/
Momdah671/
Mundayath671/
Maïnda671/

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