How common is the surname Munroe?

6,226 people in the United States had the surname Munroe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,590 Americans. It ranked 5,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Munroe?

Randall Munroe, American cartoonist, author and engineer, followed by Charles Edward Munroe.

Where is the surname Munroe most common?

Wikidata records people named Munroe in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Munroe getting more or less common?

More common. 5,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,226 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Munroe

A surname, carried by 6,226 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munroe is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,226 people named Munroe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,590 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,639.

#5,583

rank among US surnames

6,226

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+10.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,646)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,577	Medellin	6,231	49,550
#5,578	Thach	6,229	49,566
#5,582	Tse	6,227	49,582
#5,583	Stockman	6,226	49,590
#5,585	Duhon	6,223	49,614

Who is named Munroe

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

73% of people named Munroe identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Munroes

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Randall Munroe
American cartoonist, author and engineer, born 1984
Charles Edward Munroe
American chemist (1849–1938)
Lorne Munroe
American classical musician (1924-2020)
Kevin Munroe
American filmmaker and artist, born 1972
Carmen Munroe
British actress, born 1932

Notable Munroes come mostly from the United States (3), Canada (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munroe

Munroe has the Soundex code M560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M560.

Questions

How common is the surname Munroe?: 6,226 people in the United States had the surname Munroe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,590 Americans. It ranked 5,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munroe?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Munroe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Munroe?: Randall Munroe, American cartoonist, author and engineer, followed by Charles Edward Munroe.
Where is the surname Munroe most common?: Wikidata records people named Munroe in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Munroe getting more or less common?: More common. 5,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,226 in 2010, up 10%.