Explore the Family Name Monestime

The meaning of Monestime

Haitian: nickname or ornamental name from French mon estime ‘my esteem/respect’. Compare Estime.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Monestime in the United States?

The surname Monestime has seen a notable increase in popularity in the United States according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked as the 49,671st most common surname, while by 2010 it had risen to the 38,850th spot, reflecting a 21.79% change. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 397 in 2000 to 568 in 2010, a substantial growth of 43.07%. Therefore, for every 100,000 people in the US, about 0.19 had the surname Monestime in 2010 compared to 0.15 in 2000, indicating a 26.67% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,671	#38,850	21.79%
Count	397	568	43.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.19	26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Monestime

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Monestime, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows significant changes between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Black constitute the majority, increasing from 83.38% in 2000 to 89.96% in 2010. There was also a small increase in the percentage of those identifying as White, rising from 2.52% to 2.82%. However, the percentage representing two or more races showed a considerable decrease, falling from 13.60% in 2000 to 4.75% in 2010. The surname did not appear among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either period. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	83.38%	89.96%	7.89%
Two or More Races	13.6%	4.75%	-65.07%
White	2.52%	2.82%	11.9%
Hispanic	0%	2.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%