Montrose Surname

142,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,136 people bear this surname

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

Montrose Surname Definition:

From the town of Montrose in Angus. Henry de Monros, chaplain, witnessed confirmation charters by Gregory, bishop of Brechin, c. 1218-22 (REB., II, 256,270, 271), and Mestre Matheu de Monros, clerk, in Perth, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p.

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Montrose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6791:215,87821,019
France4321:153,75623,866
Haiti3331:32,0842,267
England1491:373,94726,392
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Trinidad and Tobago1181:11,5591,571
Guyana631:12,0991,709
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Australia321:843,61652,533
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Grenada31:36,1781,426
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Montrose (320) may also be a first name.

Montrose Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of Montrose in Angus. Henry de Monros, chaplain, witnessed confirmation charters by Gregory, bishop of Brechin, c. 1218-22 (REB., II, 256,270, 271), and Mestre Matheu de Monros, clerk, in Perth, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 200). John de Monros appears as perpetual vicar of the church of Tarwais (Tarves) in 1342 (RAA., II, p. 14), Nicholas of Munroos, a Scots prisoner of war, was discharged from Newgate prison in 1375 (Bain, IV, 237), Robert of Montrose, prior of Saint Serf's, was elected prior of St. Andrews in 1385, and another Robert de Monros was rector of Quylk or Quylt in 1392 (Cambus., 76, 77). Robert of Montrose, prior of St. Andrews, was stabbed to death by one of the brethren (Bower, ed Goodall, I, c. 54).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Montrose Last Name Facts

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

The surname Montrose is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montrose? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,011th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,323,835 people. The surname Montrose occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Montrose are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Montrose is also the 490,671st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 320 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,679 people, or 1 in 215,878. In The United States Montrose is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent are found and Haiti, where 11 percent are found.

Montrose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Montrose has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Montrose surname expanded 807 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 710 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Montrose Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Montrose are 1.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montrose earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.16% less than the national average, earning R 137,448 per year; in United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,223 CAD per year.

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