Monument Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Monument Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Lower says, 'from residence at or near a monument.' I do not think this view satisfactory, and question its local application in the surname epoch. Perhaps it represents an early form (corrupted later on) of Monmouth.

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Monument Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:254,42020,501
Australia621:435,41534,362
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Wales91:343,83718,086
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111

Monument (47) may also be a first name.

Monument Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Lower says, 'from residence at or near a monument.' I do not think this view satisfactory, and question its local application in the surname epoch. Perhaps it represents an early form (corrupted later on) of Monmouth. In this case the corruption would be, as usual, imitative.

John de Monemuta, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1767. Married — Samuel Monument and Elizabeth Holmes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From residence near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Mahimont or Morimont; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Monument Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monument is found most frequently in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monument? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monument is the 798,040th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Monument reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. Monument is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 47 people.

Monument is most widely held in England, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 254,420. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 18 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Monument Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Monument has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Monument surname increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monument Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Monument earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning $41,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monumen930/
Monoment881/
Moniment881/
Monhumen880/
Monumentova841/
Manumaen751/
Manumina631/
Manoumin631/
Moungoumina631/
Manuming631/

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