Last Name MONROE

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Meaning	Local: Monadh Roe or Mont Roe, from the mount on the river Roe, in Ireland, whence the family came. Moine Roe, a mossy place on the Roe; M'unroe, from, of, or about the Roe. The river is sometimes written 'Munree.' Loca: Monadh Roe or Mont Roe, from the mount on the river Roe, in Ireland, whence the family came. Moine Roe, a mossy place on the Roe; M'unrqe, from, of, or about the Roe. The river is sometimes written 'Munree.'

Origin	Irish, Native American, Creole

Rank	567 (2000 US census)	523 (1990 US census)

Count	53,475 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

65.22%, or 34876 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
28.87%, or 15438 total occurrences, as black,
0.42%, or 225 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.44%, or 770 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.77%, or 947 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.29%, or 1225 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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