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Monroe

in the US

There are 43,847 people with the last name "Monroe" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Monroe 553
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  1. is 549th most common Allison
  2. is 550th most common Skinner
  3. is 551st most common Combs
  4. is 552nd most common Houston
  5. is 553rd most common Monroe
  6. is 554th most common Van
  7. is 555th most common Deleon
  8. is 556th most common Gates
  9. is 557th most common Chase

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Monroe

James, Robert, John, William, Michael, David, Mary, Charles, Richard, Mark

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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