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    The surname Monson

    A Swedish surname, carried by 10,425 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M525

    Monson: #3,424 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Monson #3,424, 10,425 people Monson: #3,424 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Monson #3,424, 10,425 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Monson is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Respelling of Swedish Månsson.

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,425 people named Monson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,616 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,970.

    #3,424
    rank among US surnames
    10,425
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,298)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,415Serrato10,44929,548
    #3,416Ambriz10,44529,559
    #3,417Gandy10,44429,562
    #3,418Sales10,43929,576
    #3,419Fogle10,43429,590
    #3,420Paez10,43329,593
    #3,421Brinkman10,43229,596

    Who is named Monson

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

    90% of people named Monson identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Monsons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jeff Monson
      American mixed martial artist, born 1971
    • Shaun Monson
      American filmmaker, born 2000

    Notable Monsons come mostly from Luhansk People's Republic (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Monson

    Monson has the Soundex code M525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M525.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Monson come from?
    Respelling of Swedish Månsson.
    How common is the surname Monson?
    10,425 people in the United States had the surname Monson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,616 Americans. It ranked 3,424th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Monson?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Monson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Monson?
    Jeff Monson, American mixed martial artist, followed by Shaun Monson.
    Where is the surname Monson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Monson in Luhansk People's Republic and the United States.
    Is the surname Monson getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,425 in 2010, up 4.6%.