Explore the Family Name Monger

The meaning of Monger

1. English: occupational name for a retail trader or a stallholder in a market, from Middle English monger, manger (see Manger). 2. Altered form of French and Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey) Mauger.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Monger" has seen a slight rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 13,075 in popularity and increased to 12,842 by 2010, a 1.78% increase. The total count of individuals with the Monger surname also grew from 2,147 to 2,397 during this period, marking an 11.64% change. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also slightly increased from 0.8 to 0.81 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,075	#12,842	1.78%
Count	2,147	2,397	11.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.81	1.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Monger

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Monger surname. The most significant changes occurred among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, which increased by 1241.07% and 133.62%, respectively. However, the majority of individuals with the Monger surname identified as White, although this group saw a decrease of 14.67% between 2000 and 2010. There was a minor increase in those identifying as Black, from 21.24% to 22.95%. Those reporting two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity also saw increases, 43.97% and 30.11% respectively, albeit on a much smaller scale.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.94%	63.95%	-14.67%
Black	21.24%	22.95%	8.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	7.51%	1241.07%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.71%	133.62%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.67%	43.97%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.93%	1.21%	30.11%