Monroe Family History
Monroe Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Monroe Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Monroe families
 356 - 709  119 - 355 |
 1 - 118  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Monroe families
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10 - 18 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Monroe families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Monroe Family Origin
Monroe Immigration Information
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