The Monreal surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,698 people carried this name — #6,031 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,800 people counted. That is up 31% from 4,334 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 72 people named Monreal live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 39
Santa Fe 23
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 47 people named Monreal.

20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 6
Hérault 5
Haute-Garonne 3
Hautes-Pyrénées 3
Paris 3
Lot-et-Garonne 2
Vaucluse 2
Mayenne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Monreal in American newspapers,
1898–1921.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Monreal
La Prensa 1920-02-02
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Monreal
La Prensa 1921-11-11
Newspaper page from El Ocasional carrying the name Monreal
El Ocasional 1898-10-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,860 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Monreal,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julio Monreal y Ximénez de Embún
    Julio Monreal y Ximénez de Embún 1838–1890 · writer
  • Julio Monreal y Ximénez de Embún
    Julio Monreal y Ximénez de Embún 1839–1890 · writer
  • Antonio de Monreal d. 1646 · painter
  • Diego Monreal 1542–1607 · Catholic priest
  • Jose María Monreal Brun 1798–1855 · politician
  • Luis Natalio Monreal 1830–1884 · mining engineer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Monreal,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States171 records

171 records of the Monreal name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 115
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 28
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Nasario E. Monreal

    Born 1916 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Santa Fe; weaver from Bernalillo County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Peter Monreal

    Arrived at New York in 1889 aboard the Lahn from Bremen and Southampton, aged 23; farmer. From Ochtendung, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Alfred S. Monreal

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1948, died 1980; buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 171 records for Monreal in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany41 records

41 records of the Monreal name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Anton Monreal

    From Altenburg, Ahrweiler. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 2 November 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Werner Monreal

    From Bleck, Duisburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 21 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gerhard Monreal

    From Ettringen, Mayen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 8 October 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Monreal in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France17 records

17 records of the Monreal name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Arucena Monreal

    Born 1950 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue; died 1995 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernand Louis Monreal

    Born 1913 in Saint-Félix-de-Lodez; died 1988 in Montpellier (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Emile Monreal

    Born 1923 in Agde; died 1988 in Béziers (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Monreal in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Monreal name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Anna Maria Monreal

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1826 in Vallendar.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Klara Monreal

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Monreal in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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