Explore the Family Name Monnin

The meaning of Monnin

French: from a shortened pet form of Simon or another personal name ending in -mon, such as Aymon (see Aymond).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Monnin saw a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Monnin ranked as the 20,831st most common last name in the United States. By 2010, it fell to the rank of 21,429, constituting a 2.87 percent decline in popularity ranking. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,178 in 2000 to 1,220 in 2010, marking a rise of 3.57 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 6.82 percent from 0.44 to 0.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,831	#21,429	-2.87%
Count	1,178	1,220	3.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.41	-6.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Monnin

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Monnin, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly White. In 2000, about 97.88 percent of those bearing the surname identified as White, slightly decreasing to 96.64 percent by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic with this last name significantly increased from 1.10 percent in 2000 to 2.38 percent in 2010, reflecting a change of 116.36 percent. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged, while the percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased from 0.59 percent to 0.41 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.88%	96.64%	-1.27%
Hispanic	1.1%	2.38%	116.36%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.41%	-30.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%