Monday Surname
Approximately 209,327 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMonday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 175,185 | 1:1,011 | 128 |
| Uganda | 24,195 | 1:1,614 | 216 |
| United States | 6,500 | 1:55,763 | 6,659 |
| Philippines | 1,540 | 1:65,739 | 11,221 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| England | 347 | 1:160,571 | 15,039 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Liberia | 55 | 1:80,155 | 6,706 |
| Honduras | 55 | 1:160,299 | 2,031 |
| Haiti | 49 | 1:218,039 | 8,036 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Iceland | 22 | 1:17,277 | 1,456 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 700 | 1:34,822 | 4,557 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,621 | 1:30,980 | 3,738 |
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.
(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]
A far fetched synonym of MacAloon. IF 26*; MIF 123
(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).
A town and a parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.
From the day of the week. See Times and Seasons.
Believed to be foreign, but the reference has been mislaid.
Monday: may derive from Mondaye in Calvados, and not from the first day of the week.
Monday Demographics
Average Male Monday Height
176.69 cm
Average Female Monday Height
161.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Monday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monday Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Monday is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Monday? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,660th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,814 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Monday are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Monday is also the 2,727th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 380,719 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 175,185 people, or 1 in 1,011. In Nigeria Monday is mostly found in: Rivers, where 11 percent are found, Kaduna, where 10 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Monday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Monday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monday surname increased 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Monday Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (43%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Monday are 23.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.91% being 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.
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Footnotes
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