Munt Surname

128,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Munt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mount.' Middle English munt; Anglo-Saxon munt (Skeat). My first instance settles the matter beyond dispute.

William atte Munte, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Munt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3231:42,1155,386
Australia6611:40,8415,255
United States4341:835,15963,868
Spain2411:193,99213,410
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Argentina1171:365,32828,402
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
France431:1,544,714145,815
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Wales321:96,7047,743
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
India151:51,137,692512,385
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7111:34,2834,493
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

The alternate forms: Münt (40) are calculated separately.

Munt (120) may also be a first name.

Munt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the mount.' Middle English munt; Anglo-Saxon munt (Skeat). My first instance settles the matter beyond dispute.

William atte Munte, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Walter Munte, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Munt Feront, Suffolk, ibid.

1677-8. William Ediall and Elizabeth Munt: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1692-3. Baptised — Mary, d. John Munt, tailor: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Mount [Middle English munt, mont, French mont, Latin mons, montis, a hill; also Old English munt, a hill, from Latin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a corruption of the French Du Mont, i.e. "of the hill."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Swedish, Munthe; from the German, Mund; a personal name.

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

Munt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munt (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺖ, Hindi: मुन्त, Marathi: मूंट, Russian: Мунт) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Münt. For other potential spellings of Munt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,831st most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,072,681 people. Munt is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Munt are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. Munt is also the 852,104th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 120 people.

Munt is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,323 people, or 1 in 42,115. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 8 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Munt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Munt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Munt last name expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Munt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Munt last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Munt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,604 per year; in United States they earn 12.88% less than the national average, earning $37,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Münt9240/
Mount8916,603/
Mundt8915,932/
Munte898,857/
Munts89394/
Munth8940/
Maunt8923/
Muntt891/
Mhunt891/
Muynt891/
Muint891/
Munnt890/
Mun86763,976/
Munthe8028,218/
Mounts804,765/
Maunte80431/
Mundth80135/
Mounte80120/
Mauntz8044/
Mahunt8037/
Munhte8036/
Mundte8011/
Mundtt808/
Mounth804/
Mutent804/
Musent801/
Musnte801/
Munths801/
Munthz801/
Muinet801/
Musntz801/
Musint800/
Maunts800/
Mountt800/
Mundtz800/
Muntsh800/
Muin7527,441/
Munn7523,608/
Mung7520,834/
Mund7512,276/
Maun756,481/
Mont755,162/
Mune754,160/
Moun752,815/
Muhn75538/
Meun75307/
Mumt75162/
Muun75131/
Munh7594/
Mhun7558/
Musn7529/
Hmun7520/
Mumn758/
Mmun758/
Munì757/
Muyn756/
Mutn752/
Mgun751/
Munč751/
Mutente73320/
Muntová7313/
Mounthe7310/
Hmunthe735/
Musente734/
Mmunthe733/
Muntova732/
Munnthe731/
Meunthe731/
Maung6719,729,446/
Musin6746,625/
Munne676,786/
Mohun673,639/
Mutin672,528/
Maund672,417/
Montt671,912/
Moune671,851/
Maune671,376/
Moung67822/
Mound67731/
Munds67598/
Mondt67527/
Muine67504/
Muing67498/
Musyn67329/
Mahun67314/
Muten67305/
Musen67293/
Mucin67292/
Muscente67290/
Musne67179/
Mundh67174/
Mutim67140/
Munhe67139/
Hmeun67116/
Hmung6792/
Mutem6780/
Mucyn6778/
Meune6752/
Mündt6741/
Mungy6739/
Muncz6738/
Moont6737/
Mounk6733/
Meung6724/
Munkø6724/
Mutyn6723/
Hmaun6718/
Moumn6718/
Mauën6715/
Munnd6713/
Mundz6712/
Meunh6712/
Mutne6711/
Mutén6711/
Maunn6710/
Mugne6710/
Hmuin679/
Mucen677/
Mundd677/
Muunn676/
Muchinte676/
Mungc676/
Muund675/
Mumte674/
Musinthe674/
Mujng674/
Mhune674/
Mounh673/
Muinn672/
Munththe672/
Muuin672/
Mauhn671/
Mounc671/
Mounn671/
Muynn671/
Muthn671/
Mumng671/
Monnt671/
Moent671/
Mungh671/
Muchente671/
Meund671/
Munhz671/
Montċ671/
Mgoun671/
Mouhn671/
Monht671/
Muind671/
Muhnd671/
Munčs671/
Mušín671/
Mußen671/
Musiente671/
Mọung671/
Musín671/
Muynk671/
Mumne671/
Moujn671/
Museente671/
Mmoun671/
Mmune671/
Muhnn671/
Munjz671/
Munng671/
Muitn671/
Mungk671/
Mousn671/
Muyjn671/
Mauun671/
Montd670/
Mumdt670/
Mumnn670/
Meunn670/

Munt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺖmnt-
Munt in the Marathi language
मूंटmunta-
Munt in the Hindi language
मुन्तmunta82.14
मुंतmunta7.14
मुन्तपालmuntapala3.57
मुनतजीमmunatajima3.57
मुण्तmunta3.57
Munt in the Russian language
Мунтmunt-

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