Monroe Surname

7,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Monroe Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at a Red Morass [Gaelic moine, a morass + ruadh (dh mute), red]

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Monroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71,5531:5,066566
Brazil1,0661:200,8207,723
Canada7621:48,3545,867
Liberia4411:9,9971,108
England3601:154,77214,673
Trinidad and Tobago2211:6,172951
Australia1851:145,92315,562
Peru1681:189,1918,999
Jamaica1441:19,9301,749
Philippines1441:703,04371,385
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
Venezuela1091:277,1026,584
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
France821:810,03397,301
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Nicaragua581:103,8121,919
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Panama371:105,7373,952
Chile361:489,34612,617
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Saint Lucia231:7,773895
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Wales161:193,40812,484
Ireland151:313,92910,911
India131:59,005,029552,550
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Bahamas81:48,969812
China81:170,915,1968,932
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belize51:71,0952,977
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malta41:107,5681,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3001:3,512418

Monroe (11,663) may also be a first name.

Monroe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at a Red Morass [Gaelic moine, a morass + ruadh (dh mute), red]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac an Róthaich A Scottish surname adopted by some O’Mellans and some Milroys.

Bibl; MIF 173

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) One who came from near the Roe River in Derry, Ireland; dweller near a red swamp.

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

Local. Monadh Roe or Mont Roe, from the mount on the river Roe, in Ireland, whence the family came. Moine Roe, a mossy place on the Roe; M'unroe, from, of, or about the Roe. The river is sometimes written Munree.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

(Scottish) The surname Munro or Monroe means 'dweller at the peak'.

- dinn315

Monroe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monroe (Arabic: منرو) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monroe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monroe is the 7,441st most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,367 people. Monroe is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Monroe reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 55,243rd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 11,663 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 71,553 people, or 1 in 5,066. In The United States Monroe is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 115 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Monroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Monroe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Monroe surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 486 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Monroe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Monroe surname is predominantly Anglican (65%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Monroe last name are 11.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Monroe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.58% less than the national average, earning 191,786 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,514 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.67% less than the national average, earning R 112,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning $17,415,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $40,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monrroe92147/
Monrohe9230/
Monroes9223/
Monrowe9221/
Monroee926/
Monrooe923/
Monroej923/
Monnroe922/
Mounroe922/
Monroey922/
Monroie921/
Monroed921/
Mmonroe920/
Monrroes864/
Monrroey861/
Monroy83204,787/
Manroe83216/
Monroi83203/
Monrou8349/
Monrey8321/
Monrea8316/
Monrue8313/
Momroe835/
Monrie834/
Monrae833/
Monroo833/
Monroa833/
Monrei831/
Monree830/
Monrougie803/
Monrroy7724,162/
Monroid77853/
Monroyo77549/
Monroux77315/
Monrroi77101/
Monrayo7763/
Monrooy7721/
Monroya775/
Manroes774/
Monrrey773/
Monnroy773/
Moonroj772/
Monrroa772/
Monrois772/
Monrejo772/
Monreus771/
Monreye771/
Monroys771/
Monruoy771/
Mmonroy771/
Monread771/
Monrijo771/
Monraye771/
Monrrea771/
Monroiy771/
Monreaz771/
Monreue770/
Moonrey770/
Monru7388/
Monró731/
MacEnroe7163/
Monrooij7135/
Monrroiz7117/
Momroiet712/
Monrayos712/
Monrrroy711/
Monreith711/
Monrrois711/
Mounrout711/
Mounhrou711/
Moonrroy711/
Manrou6778/
Manroy6760/
Monray6734/
Manrea6729/
Manroa6725/
Manreh6713/
Monrai6711/
Mamroe6710/
Manrey678/
Manroo677/
Manrae677/
Manrue677/
Monrut674/
Momroy674/
Monrui672/
Monraj672/
Monrus671/
Manroi671/
Manrei671/
Manreu671/
Manrie671/
Monrau671/
Monróy671/
Momrou671/
Mãorou671/
Manree670/

Monroe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monroe in the Arabic language
منروmnrw-

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Monroe Reference & Research

Monro Family Tree - Lots of details about the Monro family.

Munro FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Munro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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