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    The surname Mona

    An Irish surname, carried by 672 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmoʊ̯nə/ 2 syllables Soundex M500 Also a first name

    Mona: #33,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mona #33,856, 672 people Mona: #33,856 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mona #33,856, 672 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mona is more common than 79.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona (=madonna) Lisa. The Arabic and Persian name مُنىٰ (munā) is sometimes Romanised as Mona.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 672 people named Mona in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 459,443 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 807.

    #33,856
    rank among US surnames
    672
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -16.7%
    change since 2000 (was #27,970)

    Who is named Mona

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    65% of people named Mona identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 10% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 10%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mona

    Mona has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mona come from?
    Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a diminutive of Monica or, rarely, of Ramona, and sometimes associated with the title of da Vinci's painting Mona (=madonna) Lisa.…
    How common is the surname Mona?
    672 people in the United States had the surname Mona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 459,443 Americans. It ranked 33,856th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mona?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Mona identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Mona?
    Mona is /ˈmoʊ̯nə/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Mona getting more or less common?
    Less common. 807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 672 in 2010, down 17%.
    Is Mona also a first name?
    Yes. Mona is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.