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 surname Monsky (Russian: Монский) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Monsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Monsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Monsky reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States Monsky is primarily found in: New York, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States Monsky exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Monsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Monsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Monsky surname expanded 615 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Monsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Monsky are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the 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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