The Munroe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,226 people carried this name — #5,583 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,400 people counted. That is up 10% from 5,639 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

192 families named Munroe, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,095 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Munroe, MⁿRow, Monro, Monroe, Monrow, Munro, Munrow. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 63
New York 28
Rhode Island 22
North Carolina 21
Connecticut 15
Virginia 9
New Hampshire 8
South Carolina 7
Vermont 6
Pennsylvania 6
Maryland 6
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Munroe in American newspapers,
1904.

Newspaper page from The Saint Paul Globe carrying the name Munroe
The Saint Paul Globe 1904-02-28
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Munroe
Omaha Daily Bee 1904-02-28
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Munroe
The Birmingham Age-herald 1904-02-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Munroe in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

6,931 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Munroe. The most, 936, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,265
Victoria 1,507
Queensland 1,415
Western Australia 653
South Australia 613
Tasmania 428
ACT (Canberra) 29
Northern Territory 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Munroe.

Who carried it

People named Munroe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Munroe 1625–1717
  • Nathaniel Munroe 1742–1814
  • Thomas Munroe 1771–1852
  • Daniel Munroe 1775–1859 · silversmith
  • Nathaniel Munroe 1777–1861 · clockmaker
  • Edmund Munroe 1780–1865

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Munroe,
in the records of 7 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 States1,170 records

1,170 records of the Munroe name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 285
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 248
  • Other U.S. records 637
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert E. Munroe

    Born 1909 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; credit man. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mabel Munroe

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of Rome from Moville, aged 24; vocalist. From Navin, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Irving Munroe

    Born 1931; from Newport, Rhode Island. U.S. Air Force; declared dead 1951 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,170 records for Munroe in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada2,006 records

2,006 records of the Munroe name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1,858
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 32
  • Other Canadian records 116
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Alex W. Munroe

    Killed in 1942 at the MacGregor Mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella Munroe

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Corinthian, bound for Mount Forest, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wallace Herbert Munroe

    Buried in 1973 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 68.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 2,006 records for Munroe in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia514 records

514 records of the Munroe name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 367
  • Tasmanian Names Index 77
  • Other Australian records 70
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Munroe

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Married 1851 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Walter Munroe

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Layton, arriving 1829; ticket of leave 1836. Native of Glasgow.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Munroe

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Camilla, aged 4; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 514 records for Munroe in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Munroe name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Stirling Council burial records 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Munroe

    Died 1972, aged 75; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Munroe

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 44.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Munroe

    Oyal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Munroe in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Munroe name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gerald Kenneth Munroe

    Died 1964, aged 27; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emelia Sprenze Munroe

    Died 1951, aged 65; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Munroe

    Died 1895, aged 18; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Munroe in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Munroe name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Dearborn Munroe

    Died 1907 in 's-Gravenzande, aged 36.

    Open Archives, Historisch Archief Westland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johannes Munroe

    Buried in 1781 in Vught.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register William Munroe

    In a population register; born 1854 in Madras.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Munroe in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Munroe 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 Lloyd Munroe

    Born 1946 in New Amsterdam (Guyana); died 2001 in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (Guyane).

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

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1973 in Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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