Monroe (surname)

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Monroe is a surname of Scottish origin, also spelled Munro. [1] [2] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Maclysaght Edward. The Surnames of Ireland (1985 ed.). Dublin: Irish Academic press. p. 220. ISBN   0-7165-2364-7
  2. Black, George F. (1946). The Surnames of Scotland (1993 ed.). Edinburgh: New York Public Library/Birlinn. p. 619. ISBN   1-874744-07-6