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Monroe

in Illinois

There are 1,658 people with the last name "Monroe" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Monroe 567
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  1. is 563rd most common Underwood
  2. is 564th most common Bowers
  3. is 565th most common York
  4. is 566th most common Carrillo
  5. is 567th most common Monroe
  6. is 568th most common Rich
  7. is 569th most common Hood
  8. is 570th most common Salinas
  9. is 571st most common Tran

Similar Names and Nicknames

Monroy, Munro, Munroe, Monreal, Manry, Monro, Monrroy, Monroig, Monrreal, Manro

Most Common First Names for Monroe

James, William, Robert, Patricia, David, Michael, Michelle, Gerald, Mark, Mary

Meaning & History

Scottish: according to tradition, this is a rare example of a Gaelic surname of topographic origin, the first element of which is probably Gaelic mun, a mutated form of bun ‘foot’, or British minit ‘hill’. In Ireland this name has sometimes been used as an equivalent of O’Mellan (see Mellon) and Milroy 2.

FOREBEARS Scottish bearers of this name are descended from Donald O’Kane, who in the 11th century migrated from the mouth of the Roe to Ferrindonald in Cromarty, Scotland. There his descendants, as barons of Foulis and vassals of the earls of Ross, held lands along the Firth of Cromarty. James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th president of the U.S. (1817–25), came from a cadet branch of this family.

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