Explore the Family Name Monett

The meaning of Monett

Variant of Monette, a surname of French origin. Compare Monnett.

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

The surname Monett, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a shift in its popularity. In the year 2000, it was ranked 65,492 in terms of prevalence but dropped to rank 73,005 by 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 11.47%. The number of individuals carrying the Monett surname also lessened over this decade, with a count of 283 in 2000 falling to 266 in 2010, a change of -6.01%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a decline, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, marking a 10% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,492	#73,005	-11.47%
Count	283	266	-6.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Monett

In terms of ethnicity as presented in the Decennial U.S. Census, the Monett surname presents an interesting distribution. There was no recorded percentage for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. For those identifying as two or more races, there was an increase from 2.12% in 2000 to 3.01% in 2010, showing a growth of 41.98%. Individuals with the Monett surname self-identifying as White saw a slight decrease from 86.93% in 2000 to 75.56% in 2010, a change of -13.08%. However, the Hispanic and Black ethnic identities have seen significant increases. The Hispanic group rose from 4.24% in 2000 to 10.90% in 2010, a massive increment of 157.08%. The Black group increased from 6.36% to 9.40%, marking a 47.80% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.93%	75.56%	-13.08%
Hispanic	4.24%	10.9%	157.08%
Black	6.36%	9.4%	47.8%
Two or More Races	2.12%	3.01%	41.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%