Monsky Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Monsky Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) Menahem becomes Mendel, or Mandel, and is shortened to Mann. Mannsky or Monsky means “descended from Menahem.”

Monsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Monsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) Menahem becomes Mendel, or Mandel, and is shortened to Mann. Mannsky or Monsky means “descended from Menahem.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Monsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monsky (Russian: Монский) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Monsky is the 1,206,588th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Monsky live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Monsky is most common in The United States, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States Monsky is mostly found in: New York, where 23 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and Maryland, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Monsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Monsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monsky last name expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Monsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Monsky last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Monsky earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.13% more than the national average, earning $61,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Monsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monsky in the Russian language
Монскийmonskij-

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