How common is the last name Monroe?

53,483 people in the United States have the last name Monroe, about 1 in 5,589. It ranks #618 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MONROE

#618

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
53,483
About
1 in 5,589
This common or more
34.3%
Who bears it

Of the 53,483 people with the last name Monroe, 60.6% reported their origin as White, 28% as Black and 5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Monroe

#616 Davenport · 53,635#617 Velez · 53,491#619 Copeland · 53,472#620 Huff · 53,338

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Monroe, most common first.

#2,410 Monroy · 14,756#57,536 Monro · 382

Also a first name

As a first name, Monroe ranks #2,732 of 53,615, with 8,580 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 815 births. See Monroe as a first name

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