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

Munnell, 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 Munnell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Munnell in America

Munnell is the 67318th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Munnell surname appeared 293 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 Munnell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Munnell 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 Munnell

The surname MUNNELL has its origins in England, likely emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from a place name, either from Monell or Monnell in Kent or from Monwell in Somersetshire. The name may also be a variant spelling of the surname Monell or Monnell, which is believed to have Anglo-Norman roots and to be a habitational name from a place in Normandy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MUNNELL surname can be found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1327, which mentions a William Monnell. The Feet of Fines were a record of land transfers and other legal agreements made during the medieval period. Another early reference to the name appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where a John Munnell is listed.

In the 16th century, the MUNNELL surname appears in various parish records and other documents. For example, a William Munnell was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Cheshire in 1545, while a John Munnell was listed in the Lay Subsidy Rolls for Warwickshire in 1578.

Notable individuals with the MUNNELL surname throughout history include:

1. John Munnell (c. 1570-1627), an English clergyman who served as the Rector of St. Mary's Church in Dedham, Essex, from 1611 until his death.

2. Thomas Munnell (c. 1600-1668), an English colonist who settled in Virginia in the early 17th century and was a member of the House of Burgesses, representing Warwick County.

3. William Munnell (c. 1640-1702), a prominent merchant and landowner in Bristol, England, who served as Mayor of Bristol in 1692.

4. Mary Munnell (c. 1670-1745), an English Quaker writer and minister who traveled extensively throughout the American colonies, preaching and publishing several religious works.

5. Jonathan Munnell (1730-1807), a British army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and later became a member of Parliament, representing the borough of Ipswich.

The MUNNELL surname has endured through the centuries, with various spelling variations such as Monnell, Monell, and Monwell appearing in historical records. While the name has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, carried by those who bore the name as they migrated and settled in new lands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Munnell

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

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 Munnell 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 Munnell 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 Munnell was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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