Munro meaning | Last name Munro origin

Following is the meaning of Munro surname. Family name Munro is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Munro
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Australia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Munro

Munro is used as a family name or surname in Australia languages. Munro has 5 characters long in length.

Munro is common in Australia country(ies).

Munro is ranked 8138 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Munro bearers increased by 5.602198 per cent in 2010 US census to 6918 since 2000, the surname slipped by 139 spots and ranked at 5067. The last name was found in around 24 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.9 91.79
Black 4.05 3.71
Hispanic or Latino 3.35 2.41
Others 1.53 1.16
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.6

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Munro

How popular is Munro?

Munro is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Cook Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 66603 people have been found who wears Munro as their family name. Munro is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
78,633 Czech Republic9
98,953 Belarus7
2,403 Vietnam4
381,097 Ukraine4
11,480 Japan4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
108,034 Italy3
2,720 South Korea3
35,789 Turkey3
3,949 Botswana3
3,818 Zambia3
14,193 Egypt3
359 Dominica3
2,754 Namibia3
1,985 Cambodia3
423 Swaziland3
31,767 Greece2
6,353 Panama2
4,086 Angola2
1,118 Isle of Man2
44,018 Poland2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Farmer John Munro from Ireland aboard the Letitia Heyes from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1846. Workman William Munro, Mary Munro (30) Workwoman, Brigt. Munro (6), Thomas Munro, aged 6 months old, H. Munro (49) Army or General, Duncan Munro, aged 40, Jane Munro (36) Immigrant, Maid Ann Munro, Duncan Munro (10) Immigrant, and 9 other Munro around 46.15% of whom were workman while others worked as carpenter migrated to US from Belfast, Liverpool, Halifax & Liverpool and Greenock.

Celebrities having Munro surname

Lochlyn Munro, Canadian film and television actor
Janet Munro, British actress
Adina Munroe Myles Munroe's sister
Alice Munro Short story writer
Alick Munro Politician
Alister Munro Campbell Rugby union player
Carmen Munroe Actress
James Phinney Munroe Author
Anabelle Munro Film director
Lochlyn Munro Actor
Aubree Munro Softball catcher
Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet Statesman
  • In 2017, Nicol Munro played the role of Brian in comedy, drama movie The Catch.

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