Monney Surname
Approximately 12,704 people bear this surname
Monney Surname Definition:
(1) Local 'de Monye.' Probably 'Monnay, a place in Normandy, in the department of Orne' (Lower).
John de Mony, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Monye, Gloucestershire. 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Read More About This SurnameMonney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 3,828 | 1:6,027 | 551 |
| Ghana | 3,741 | 1:7,223 | 973 |
| Switzerland | 3,564 | 1:2,304 | 258 |
| France | 544 | 1:122,101 | 18,477 |
| United States | 241 | 1:1,503,979 | 102,346 |
| Cameroon | 175 | 1:118,680 | 13,599 |
| Argentina | 116 | 1:368,478 | 28,618 |
| Guatemala | 109 | 1:147,547 | 3,379 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Costa Rica | 57 | 1:83,861 | 1,536 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
Monney (1,551) may also be a first name.
Monney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Local 'de Monye.' Probably 'Monnay, a place in Normandy, in the department of Orne' (Lower).
John de Mony, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Monye, Gloucestershire. 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William de Money, Oxfordshire, Henry III Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
(a) Official, 'the monk,' one of the endless forms of 'le Moyne' or' le Moigne'; v. Munn.
Robert le Monhe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Mone, Kent, ibid.
Robert Monay, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Henry le Monie, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John le Monie, Gloucestershire, ibid.
1785. Married — Joseph Money and Elizabeth Withey: St. George, Hanover Square.
Monnay, a place in Normandy, department of Orne. Hence the De Mony of the H.R. The Le Money of those records is probably blundered from Le Moyne, the Monk.
From Gael, monadh, a hill, mountain, moor, an extensive common. Among many other names compounded of monadh are Moneymush or Monymush, a parish of Scotland, co. Aberdeen; and Money-Gall and Moneymore, two towns of Ireland; one in Leinster, the other in Ulster. There is however Monnaie, a town of France, dep. Indre-et-Loire; and Lower gives Monnay, dep. Orne; and says, "Hence the De Mony of the H.R. The Le Money of those records is probably plundered from Le Moyne, the Monk." But see Moon.
Monney Demographics
Average Monney Salary in
United States
$42,461 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Monney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Monney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Monney (Russian: Монней) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Monney.
How Common Is The Last Name Monney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,170th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 573,642 people. The surname Monney is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Monney live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Monney is also the 196,784th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 1,551 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 3,828 people, or 1 in 6,027. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Lagunes District, where 49 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 41 percent are found and Comoé District, where 6 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 29 percent are found and Switzerland, where 28 percent are found.
Monney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Monney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Monney surname rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Monney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Monney last name are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Monney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $47,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Monney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Monney in the Russian language | ||
| Монней | monnej | - |
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