How common is the surname Monica?

1,231 people in the United States had the surname Monica in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Monica?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Monica identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Monica getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 9.9%.

Is Monica also a first name?

Yes. Monica 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.

The surname Monica

A surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Monica is more common than 86.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,231 people named Monica in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is down 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,366.

#21,288

rank among US surnames

1,231

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-9.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,607)

Who is named Monica

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

83% of people named Monica identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

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 Monica

Monica has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Monica?: 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Monica in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Monica?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Monica identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Monica getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, down 9.9%.
Is Monica also a first name?: Yes. Monica 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.