Find out how popular the last name Monegro is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Monegro.

Monegro, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Monegro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Monegro in America

Monegro is the 25020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Monegro surname appeared 993 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Monegro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Monegro to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Monegro

The surname MONEGRO has its origins in the Italian region of Piedmont, where it first appeared in the late 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Italian word "moneco," which means "dwarf" or "small person." This suggests that the name may have been originally given as a nickname to someone of short stature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MONEGRO can be found in a census record from the town of Asti, dated 1287. The record lists a man named Petro Monegro, who was likely the first person to bear this surname in its modern form.

During the Renaissance period, the MONEGRO name gained some prominence in the city of Turin. In 1492, a merchant named Giovanni Monegro is mentioned in a trade document as having conducted business with Genoese traders. A few decades later, in 1523, a painter named Luca Monegro is recorded as having completed a fresco in the Church of San Domenico in Turin.

As the centuries passed, the MONEGRO name spread throughout Italy and beyond. In the 17th century, a military officer named Claudio Monegro served in the army of the Spanish Empire and fought in the Thirty Years' War. He was born in Milan in 1602 and died in battle in 1634.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the MONEGRO surname was Francesco Monegro, an Italian poet and philosopher. Born in Naples in 1815, he published several influential works on metaphysics and the nature of reality before his death in 1892.

Another prominent individual with this last name was Maria Monegro, a pioneering Italian educator who lived from 1835 to 1917. She founded one of the first schools for girls in Rome and dedicated her life to promoting women's education and rights.

While the MONEGRO name has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in the Piedmont region, where it emerged as a descriptive surname based on physical characteristics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Monegro

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Monegro.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Monegro was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Monegro has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Monegro was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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