Explore the Family Name Monnier

The meaning of Monnier

French: 1. variant of Monier 1, itself a dialect variant of Meunier ‘miller’. 2. occupational name from Old French mon(n)ier ‘minter, money-changer’. Compare Monier 2. Some characteristic forenames: French Octave, Solange, Henri, Jean-Baptiste, Yves.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Monnier has seen a modest increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Monnier was ranked 23,264th in popularity among U.S. surnames, but by 2010 it had risen to rank 22,194. This represents a positive change of approximately 4.6%. The total count of individuals carrying the Monnier surname also increased within this decade, going from 1,023 in 2000 to 1,163 in 2010, an overall growth rate of 13.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,264	#22,194	4.6%
Count	1,023	1,163	13.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.39	2.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Monnier

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Monnier, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, several changes are observed between 2000 and 2010. Notably, those identifying as White decreased from 95.21% to 92.78%, a decrease of approximately 2.55%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population grew from 2.05% to 3.53%, marking a significant 72.20% increase. There were also slight increases for those identifying as Black and those reporting two or more races. Interestingly, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 both groups represented 0.77% and 0.52% of the Monnier surname respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.21%	92.78%	-2.55%
Hispanic	2.05%	3.53%	72.2%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.63%	28.35%
Black	0.59%	0.77%	30.51%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%