Given name & surname
Munroe
“woman from the river”·“from the mouth of the river Roe”
Munroe is a variant of Monroe. Interpretations include “woman from the river” and “from the mouth of the river Roe”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Munroe is a variant of Monroe. Interpretations include “woman from the river” and “from the mouth of the river Roe”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Munroe is a variant of Monroe. An origin associated with Monroe is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Munroe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 13 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,211 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Munroe
- Munroe BourneCanadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1910-1992)
- Munroe BergdorfEnglish model and activistborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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