Munrowe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Munrowe 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 SurnameMunrowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Munrowe 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.
Munrowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munrowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munrowe occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munrowe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Munrowe are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Munrowe is most common in: California, where 50 percent reside and Ohio, where 50 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and Wales, where 25 percent reside.
Munrowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Munrowe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munrowe last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munroe | 92 | 20,079 | / |
| Munrow | 92 | 183 | / |
| Munrowd | 86 | 25 | / |
| Monrowe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mounroe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muinroe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Munroue | 86 | 0 | / |
| Munnroe | 86 | 0 | / |
| Munroy | 77 | 19 | / |
| Munrue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Munree | 77 | 2 | / |
| Munrei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munroi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munrae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munrea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munrou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munraw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Munrey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Munrube | 71 | 22 | / |
| Monrove | 71 | 22 | / |
| Munreja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Munrajo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monroie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munrayos | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mounhrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mounrout | 67 | 1 | / |
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