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Monroe

in New Mexico

There are 180 people with the last name "Monroe" in New Mexico.

Ranking in New Mexico

Name	Rank
Monroe	928

is 924th most common Strickland
is 925th most common Tso
is 926th most common Whitehead
is 927th most common Duke
is 928th most common Monroe
is 929th most common Tipton
is 930th most common Amaya
is 931st most common Burgess
is 932nd most common Flynn

Meaning & History

Monroe

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.