Message: "Munkres" - Behind the Name

[Surname] Munkres

by TJ (guest)

9/8/2008, 10:09 PM

Origin and meaning of Munkres surname. Is it in any way related to Munkes or is the similar spelling just a coincidence?

- Marc (picard) +1

9/9/2008, 12:27 PM

Munkres is an alteration of Moncus which comes from Monkhouse which designated the place of a monastery.

- TJ (guest)

9/9/2008, 10:55 PM

So what ethnicity is Munkres and is it an alternate spelling of the surname Munkes

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