How Many People Have the Last Name Monroe?
people had the surname Monroe in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,350 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,661 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Monroe (62.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 29.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Monroe ranks #449. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 65.2% to 62.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Monroe grew from 53,475 people in 2000 to 55,136 in 2010 (up 3.1%), and its rank fell from #567 to #617. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 19.82 to 18.69 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 53,475 | 55,136 |
| Rank | #567 | #617 |
| Per 100,000 people | 19.82 | 18.69 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Monroe
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Monroe: M560
👤 Monroe as a First Name
Monroe is a first name too: about 13,226 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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