Monroy Surname

2,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Monroy Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Galicia and Cordoba. Name of village near Plasencia. Of unknown etymology.

The province of Cáceres is famous for its red and fertile land and for this reason "Monroy" means red mountain.

Galician name.

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Monroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico91,4051:1,358203
Guatemala37,0541:43474
Colombia36,3041:1,316268
United States10,8791:33,3174,153
Venezuela4,7701:6,332728
Spain4,5251:10,3321,211
Chile3,7361:4,715611
Peru3,3831:9,3951,356
El Salvador2,6281:2,414372
Ecuador2,2951:6,9311,132
Philippines1,4421:70,20712,061
Argentina1,3981:30,5752,571
Honduras1,3541:6,511542
Panama8971:4,361516
Bolivia7081:14,9951,416
Cuba3341:34,4991,665
France3201:207,57132,261
Uruguay2001:17,1591,944
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Brazil1821:1,176,23340,779
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Nicaragua1421:42,4021,330
Belize701:5,078890
Italy631:970,74168,914
Portugal471:221,6658,706
England401:1,392,95161,553
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Puerto Rico151:236,6762,394
Sweden141:703,34052,204
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China51:273,464,31313,838
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Monróy (1) & Mônrôy (1) are calculated separately.

Monroy (228) may also be a first name.

Monroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Galicia and Cordoba. Name of village near Plasencia. Of unknown etymology.

The province of Cáceres is famous for its red and fertile land and for this reason "Monroy" means red mountain.

Galician name. One branch in Estremadura with Reconquest.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Monroy Last Name Facts

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

Monroy (Russian: Монрой) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Monróy or Mônrôy. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,725th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,586 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Monroy reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Monroy is also the 594,918th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 228 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 91,405 people, or 1 in 1,358. In Mexico Monroy is most prevalent in: México, where 40 percent are found, Mexico City, where 16 percent are found and Hidalgo, where 12 percent are found. Besides Mexico it occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 18 percent are found and Colombia, where 18 percent are found.

Monroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Monroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monroy surname rose 31,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Monroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Monroy surname are 43.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Monroy earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,894 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $25,356,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.82% less than the national average, earning $36,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monróy941/
Monrroy9224,162/
Monroyo92549/
Monrooy9221/
Monroya925/
Monnroy923/
Monroiy921/
Monroys921/
Monruoy921/
Mmonroy921/
Monro912,928/
Monry9147/
Mônrôy891/
Monrroey861/
Monrrroy861/
Moonrroy861/
Monroe8376,416/
Monros83521/
Monroi83203/
Moonro8375/
Manroy8360/
Monrou8349/
Monray8334/
Monrio8326/
Monroz8322/
Monrey8321/
Munroy8319/
Monrro838/
Monrot836/
Monrod835/
Momroy834/
Monroo833/
Monroa833/
Monryd833/
Monrho831/
Moonry831/
Monriy831/
Monroë831/
Monrry831/
Mounro830/
Monroid77853/
Monroux77315/
Monrroe77147/
Monrroi77101/
Monrayo7763/
Moonrod7729/
Monrowe7721/
Monroch7712/
Motenro778/
Monrros777/
Manrroy776/
Mounrod774/
Momrroy773/
Monroej773/
Monrooe773/
Monrrey773/
Monross772/
Monrroa772/
Mounroe772/
Monnroe772/
Monrejo772/
Monrois772/
Moonray772/
Moonroj772/
Monraye771/
Monroth771/
Mohnray771/
Motinro771/
Monraya771/
Monreye771/
Monroie771/
Monrruy771/
Moinero771/
Momroyo771/
Monruyi771/
Moonros771/
Monrijo771/
Mmonroe770/
Moonrey770/
Munro7364,231/
Monra734,390/
Manry731,444/
Manro73746/
Monri73243/
Monre73127/
Momro7383/
Munry733/
Momry731/
Monró731/
Monrooij7135/
Macinroy7129/
Monrroiz7117/
Monrhayt718/
Monrayos712/
Monrrois711/
Mounrout711/
Mounhrou711/
Moonriya711/
Munroe6720,079/
Monrad671,129/
Monraz67482/
Manryo67396/
Manrot67285/
Monras67281/
Manroe67216/
Monrat67145/
Maanro67125/
Munrot6798/
Manrho6785/
Manrou6778/
Manrod6758/
Munrod6749/
Manroa6725/
Monrós6720/
Manros6717/
Monrea6716/
Monrue6713/
Manray6712/
Monris6712/
Monràs6712/
Monres6711/
Monrai6711/
Monrás6711/
Moumro6710/
Manrey678/
Monrit678/
Munroh677/
Manroo677/
Manhro677/
Manrio677/
Munroz676/
Mhenry675/
Monrie674/
Mounra674/
Monrae673/
Monrougie673/
Mounre673/
Monrre673/
Munrop673/
Munray672/
Munruo672/
Monrez672/
Monrri672/
Moomro672/
Monrui672/
Munroo672/
Manroh672/
Monraj672/
Munrro671/
Manroi671/
Munriy671/
Monnra671/
Mohnri671/
Moinre671/
Munroi671/
Munros671/
Mhanro671/
Manrgo671/
Moumry671/
Monrau671/
Monred671/
Monrid671/
Monrra671/
Monròs671/
Momrot671/
Momrou671/
Munnro671/
Munrou671/
Munruy671/
Menhro671/
Mãorou671/
Monrei671/
Momroh671/
Moonra671/
Manryi671/
Mannro671/
Monret670/
Monree670/
Monrah670/
Mannry670/
Monrer670/
Munrey670/

Monroy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monroy in the Russian language
Монройmonroj-

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