Monk Name Meaning: A surname which is thought to derive from the word 'munuc' meaning monk.
An occupational name given to someone who was a monk or who lived/worked at a monastery. May have also been a nickname for someone who had similar characteristics to a monk.
Discover how your Monk ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 47 |
| Buckinghamshire | 83 |
| Berkshire | 77 |
| Cambridgeshire | 23 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 61 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 130 |
| Devon | 165 |
| Dorset | 23 |
| Durham | 56 |
| Essex | 999 |
| Gloucestershire | 120 |
| Hampshire | 188 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 282 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 307 |
| Lancashire | 1,072 |
| Leicestershire | 244 |
| Lincolnshire | 27 |
| London | 1,362 |
| Middlesex | 334 |
| Northumberland | 26 |
| Norfolk | 27 |
| Northamptonshire | 111 |
| Nottinghamshire | 61 |
| Oxfordshire | 49 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 86 |
| Surrey | 359 |
| Sussex | 143 |
| Staffordshire | 132 |
| Warwickshire | 123 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 142 |
| Yorkshire | 178 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 37 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 132 |
| General Labourer | 96 |
| Scholar | 70 |
| General Servant Domestic | 62 |
| Living On Own Means | 58 |
| Cook Domestic | 50 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| Gardener Domestic | 24 |
| Laundress Wash | 24 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Bricklayer | 22 |
| House Maid Domestic | 21 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| Carman | 20 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 20 |
| Cotton Winder | 17 |
| Commercial Clerk | 16 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| Tailoress | 14 |
| House Painter | 13 |
| At School | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Monk | 3,015 |
| Mary Monk | 2,666 |
| John Monk | 2,373 |
| Elizabeth Monk | 1,883 |
| George Monk | 1,858 |
| Thomas Monk | 1,543 |
| James Monk | 1,540 |
| Sarah Monk | 1,446 |
| Henry Monk | 1,004 |
| Charles Monk | 928 |
| Ann Monk | 893 |
| Alice Monk | 779 |
| Jane Monk | 763 |
| Joseph Monk | 658 |
| Eliza Monk | 639 |
| Ellen Monk | 629 |
| Emma Monk | 623 |
| Frederick Monk | 593 |
| Annie Monk | 579 |
| Alfred Monk | 568 |
| Emily Monk | 512 |
| Arthur Monk | 507 |
| Edward Monk | 485 |
| Robert Monk | 445 |
| Samuel Monk | 402 |