Munroe Surname

26,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Munroe Surname Definition:

MUNRO, Munroe, Monro: Gaelic Rothach 'a man of Ro,' or 'man from Ro.' "According to a tradition which may be substantially correct the ancestors of the Munros came from Ireland, from the foot of the river Roe in Derry, whence the name Bun-rotha, giving Mun-rotha by eclipsis of b after the preposition in" (Watson I, p.

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Munroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5961:42,1665,182
Canada4,4941:8,1991,211
Jamaica1,7141:1,674281
England1,4081:39,5725,111
Bahamas1,3631:28765
Guyana6901:1,105170
Trinidad and Tobago4981:2,739465
Australia4521:59,7257,245
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Ireland1271:37,0783,016
Thailand811:872,078137,928
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Grenada431:2,524413
Cayman Islands351:1,826234
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines241:4,694590
Barbados151:19,1631,043
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Saint Kitts and Nevis111:5,018541
Wales101:309,45316,869
India101:76,706,538639,611
Swaziland91:144,244719
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
France51:13,284,544357,392
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Montserrat21:2,474299
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belize11:355,4743,977
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5001:48,7515,990
Scotland3101:12,0751,459
Wales51:313,68310,604
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1041:16,1792,055

Munroe (230) may also be a first name.

Munroe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MUNRO, Munroe, Monro: Gaelic Rothach 'a man of Ro,' or 'man from Ro.' "According to a tradition which may be substantially correct the ancestors of the Munros came from Ireland, from the foot of the river Roe in Derry, whence the name Bun-rotha, giving Mun-rotha by eclipsis of b after the preposition in" (Watson I, p. 116). In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the name appears several times in record as 'de Monro,' showing that it was local or territorial in origin. The family at first were vassals of the earls of Ross. Robert de Monro had a charter from Robert I of Counetis in Strathspey and of the lands of Cupermakcultis (RMS., I, App. II, 60). George de Monro of Foulis witnessed a grant of lands in Badenoch, 1338 (SCM., IV, p. 126), and Robert de Monro is the first assured chief by charter evidence, 1341-72 (Skene, Highlanders, p. 417). Joh. de Munro, dominus de Foulis, witnessed a charter of the lands of Usuy in the earldom of Ross, 1463 (RMS., II, 801). Hugh Macdonald, the Skye seanachaidh, tells us that the Monros came into Scotland in the train of Margaret, daughter of Guy O'Kane who was manic to Angus Og (HP., I, p. 20), but Dr. Macbain points out that "a clan in the east of Ross, before ever Macdonalds were earls of Ross could hardly have come as attendants on the bride of the lord of Kintyre in west Argyle" (Skene, Highlanders, p. 416-17). James Monroe, fifth president of the United States, promoter of the Monroe doctrine (1823), was fifth in descent from Andrew Moeroe (d. 1668), one of the Scots prisoners taken at battle of Preston, 1648, and shipped to the colonies. Manro 1538 Monroo 1498, Munroy 1590.

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

=Monro, Monroe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac an Róthaich A Scottish surname adopted by some O’Mellans and some Milroys.

Bibl; MIF 173

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A Scottish name. MIF 173

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) One who came from near the Roe River in Derry, Ireland; dweller near a red swamp.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Munroe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munroe (Marathi: मुनरोए) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munroe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,769th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 362,944 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Munroe reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 591,855th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 230 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,596 people, or 1 in 42,166. In The United States Munroe is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent live and Jamaica, where 9 percent live.

Munroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Munroe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Munroe last name rose 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 148 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munroe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Munroe last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Munroe last name are 6.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Munroe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.49% more than the national average, earning R 336,240 per year; in United States they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $46,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% less than the national average, earning $45,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munrowe924/
Mounroe922/
Muinroe921/
Munrooe921/
Munroue920/
Munroes920/
Munnroe920/
Munroy8319/
Munrue833/
Munroo832/
Munree832/
Munrou831/
Munrei831/
Munroi831/
Munrae831/
Munrea831/
Munrey830/
Mumroe830/
Monrowe7721/
Munreja775/
Monroej773/
Monrooe773/
Monnroe772/
Monroie771/
Munrajo771/
Munru7318/
Munró737/
Munrayos7179/
Mounhrou711/
Mounrout711/
Monrroey711/
Monroy67204,787/
Monroi67203/
Munraj67131/
Munrai67122/
Monrou6749/
Munrau6724/
Monrey6721/
Mumrey6721/
Monrea6716/
Maunrajoo674/
Monroa673/
Munray672/
Monrei671/
Muinru671/
Munruy671/
Munnru671/
Muchenrea670/

Munroe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munroe in the Marathi language
मुनरोएmunaro'e-

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Munroe Reference & Research

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