Munroe Surname
Approximately 20,079 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMunroe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,596 | 1:42,166 | 5,182 |
| Canada | 4,494 | 1:8,199 | 1,211 |
| Jamaica | 1,714 | 1:1,674 | 281 |
| England | 1,408 | 1:39,572 | 5,111 |
| Bahamas | 1,363 | 1:287 | 65 |
| Guyana | 690 | 1:1,105 | 170 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 498 | 1:2,739 | 465 |
| Australia | 452 | 1:59,725 | 7,245 |
| New Zealand | 151 | 1:29,989 | 5,243 |
| Ireland | 127 | 1:37,078 | 3,016 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| South Africa | 80 | 1:677,221 | 49,167 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| Northern Ireland | 72 | 1:25,626 | 2,839 |
| Grenada | 43 | 1:2,524 | 413 |
| Cayman Islands | 35 | 1:1,826 | 234 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 | 1:4,694 | 590 |
| Barbados | 15 | 1:19,163 | 1,043 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1:2,641 | 268 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 1:5,018 | 541 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 500 | 1:48,751 | 5,990 |
| Scotland | 310 | 1:12,075 | 1,459 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,104 | 1:16,179 | 2,055 |
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.
=Monro, Monroe, q.v.
Mac an Róthaich A Scottish surname adopted by some O’Mellans and some Milroys.
Bibl; MIF 173
A Scottish name. MIF 173
(Scottish) One who came from near the Roe River in Derry, Ireland; dweller near a red swamp.
Munroe Demographics
Munroe Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munrowe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mounroe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muinroe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Munrooe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Munroue | 92 | 0 | / |
| Munroes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Munnroe | 92 | 0 | / |
| Munroy | 83 | 19 | / |
| Munrue | 83 | 3 | / |
| Munroo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Munree | 83 | 2 | / |
| Munrou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munrei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munroi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munrae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munrea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munrey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mumroe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Monrowe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Munreja | 77 | 5 | / |
| Monroej | 77 | 3 | / |
| Monrooe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Monnroe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Monroie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munrajo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munru | 73 | 18 | / |
| Munró | 73 | 7 | / |
| Munrayos | 71 | 79 | / |
| Mounhrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mounrout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monrroey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monroy | 67 | 204,787 | / |
| Monroi | 67 | 203 | / |
| Munraj | 67 | 131 | / |
| Munrai | 67 | 122 | / |
| Monrou | 67 | 49 | / |
| Munrau | 67 | 24 | / |
| Monrey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mumrey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Monrea | 67 | 16 | / |
| Maunrajoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Monroa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Munray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Monrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muinru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munruy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munnru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchenrea | 67 | 0 | / |
Munroe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munroe in the Marathi language | ||
| मुनरोए | munaro'e | - |
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Munroe Reference & Research
Munro FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Munro FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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