Monge

See also: monge

English

Etymology

From Portuguese.

Proper noun

Monge (plural Monges)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Monge is the 4209^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8418 individuals. Monge is most common among Hispanic/Latino (85.32%) and White (12.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

• GNOME, emong, gnome

Portuguese

Etymology

From monge (“monk”).

Proper noun

Monge

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Monge. Doublet of Monje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonxe/ [ˈmõŋ.xe]
• Rhymes: -onxe
• Syllabification: Mon‧ge

Proper noun

Monge m or f by sense

1. a surname from Portuguese [in turn originating as an occupation]

Statistics

(Per Forebears 2014)

• 43rd most common surname in Costa Rica
• 1,053rd most common surname in Mexico
• 571st most common surname in Spain

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Portuguese, from monge (“monk”)

Proper noun

Monge (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜑᜒ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Portuguese]

Related terms

• Monje (from Spanish, more common)

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Monge is the 4,691^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,900 individuals.