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Where Does The Last Name Monks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Monks (Russian: Монкс) is most common in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 43,104^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 603,473 people. The surname Monks occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Monks reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323^rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 24 people.

Monks is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 5,115 people, or 1 in 10,893. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 19 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England Monks exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Monks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Monks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Monks surname rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,876 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Monks last name are 11.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.42% registered with the party.

The amount Monks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning R 285,204 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $49,581 CAD per year.