Monroe (surname)

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

Alan H. Monroe (1903–1975), professor, creator of Monroe's motivated sequence
Alexander W. Monroe (1817–1905), American politician and Confederate States Army officer
Bill Monroe (1911–1996), American musician
Burt Monroe (1930–1994), American ornithologist
Christopher Monroe (born 1965), American physicist
Craig Monroe (born 1977), American MLB baseball player
Earl Monroe (born 1944), American Hall of Fame basketball player
Greg Monroe (born 1990) American professional basketball player*
Jack Monroe Disambiguation
James Monroe (1758–1831), the 5th U.S. president, in office from 1817 to 1825
James Monroe (1799–1870), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and nephew of President Monroe
James T. Monroe, professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature
Jordan Monroe (born 1986), American glamour model
Kristen Monroe (born 1946), American professor of Political Science
Larry Monroe (baseball) (born 1956), American MLB pitcher
Larry Monroe (radio personality) (1942–1914), American radio host in Austin, Texas
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), American actress, singer and model
Mircea Monroe (born 1982), American actress
Nicholas Monroe (born 1982), American tennis player
Robert Monroe (1915–1995), author, founder of The Monroe Institute
Rodney Monroe (born 1968) American basketball player
Rodrick Monroe (born 1976), American football player
Tom Monroe (1919-1993), American actor
Vaughn Monroe (1911–1973), American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader

Fictional characters

Monroe (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) of the Cartoon Network cartoon The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005–2007)
Mr. Monroe (Jim J. Bullock) of the Nickelodeon comedy Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004–2007)
Dr Marvin Monroe (voiced by Harry Shearer) of the Fox cartoon The Simpsons (1989–present)
Alison "Sonny" Monroe (Demi Lovato) from the Disney comedy series Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011)
Andrew Monroe (Colin Tarrant), police officer in British television series The Bill
Adam Monroe (David Anders) from the NBC drama series Heroes (2006–2010)
Dr Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) title character in the ITV drama series Monroe (2011–2012)
Sebastian Monroe, President of the Monroe Republic in Revolution
Monroe, played by Silas Weir Mitchell, is a Wider Blutbad in Grimm
Monroe Ficus, played by Jm J. Bullock in Too Close for Comfort

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gollark: I see. I don't actually agree with this as a sensible criticism, though.

gollark: And how do you actually know that this is "exactly as they intend"?

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

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