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Munro (
Scottish Gaelic : Rothach ) is a Scottish surname. It means "man from the
River Roe " in
County Londonderry ,
Northern Ireland . The surname is common in
Ross-shire and other areas of northern Scotland; it also spread to Canada via emigration.
[1] Variant spellings of the same name include
Monro ,
Monroe ,
Munroe , Munrow and Manrow.
People with the name include:
Adam Munro (born 1982), Canadian hockey player
Alan Munro (immunologist) (born 1987), British immunologist and entrepreneur
Alan Munro (jockey) (born 1967), British horse-racing rider
Alex Munro (comedian) (1911–1986), Scottish actor and comedy figure
Alex Munro (footballer born 1912) (1912–1984), Scottish football player
Alex Munro (footballer born 1944) , Scottish-born English football player
Alexander Munro (athlete) (1870–1934), British Olympic athlete
Alexander Munro (sculptor) (1825–1871), Scottish sculptor
Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts (
fl. 17th century), Scottish military leader
Alice Munro (1931–2024), Canadian author, recipient of the 2013
Nobel Prize in Literature
Andrew Munro (bishop) (fl. 15th century), Scottish bishop in the Roman Catholic Church
Andrew Munro (mathematician) (1869–1935), Mathematician and Fellow at Queens' College, Cambridge
Anna Munro (1881–1962), Scottish social activist
Aubree Munro (born 1993), American softball player
Bill Munro (1934–2023), Scottish footballer
Burt Munro (1899–1978), New Zealand motorcycle racer
Camille Munro (born 1991), Miss World Canada winner
Campbell Munro (1899–1943), South African cricketer
Carmine "Maggie" Munro (1931–2010), Aboriginal Australian leader
Caroline Munro (born 1950), British actor and model
Charles Ernest Monro (1874–1945), Scottish architect
Charles H. Munro (1837–1908), Canadian physician and politician
Charlie Munro (1917–1985), New Zealand-born Australian musician
Colin Munro (born 1987), South African cricket player
Dan Munro (born 1887), Scottish footballer
Dana Carleton Munro (1866–1933), US historian
David H. Munro (born 1955), US physicist
Donald Munro of Foulis (died 1039), Irish mercenary settler in Scotland and founder of the Clan Munro
Donald W. Munro (1916–1998), Canadian politician
Donnie Munro (born 1953), Scottish musician
Douglas Munro (actor) (1866–1928), British actor
Douglas Albert Munro (1919–1942), United States World War II hero in the United States Coast Guard
Dugald Munro (1930–1973), Australian politician
Dunc Munro (1901–1958), Canadian hockey player
Edith Munro (1895–1983), United States Coast Guard officer
Elgin Albert Munro (1874–1931), Canadian politician
Eric Frank Russell (1905–1978), English author who used the pen name Duncan H. Munro
Fayette S. Munro (1874–1921), American politician and lawyer
Frank Munro (1947–2011), Scottish football player
George Munro (philanthropist) (1825–1896), Canadian educator and philanthropist
George Munro, 1st of Auchinbowie (fl. late 17th century), Scottish soldier
George Munro, 1st of Culcairn (1685–1746), Scottish soldier
George Munro, 1st of Newmore (1602–1693), Scottish soldier and politician
George Munro, 5th Baron of Foulis (fl. 13th century), Scottish leader
Lieutenant-Colonel George Munro (1700–1757), Scottish soldier (also spelled Monro)
Gerald Munro (1897–1968), Canadian hockey player
Grant Munro (filmmaker) (1923–2017), Canadian actor and film producer
Grant Munro (footballer) (born 1980), Scottish football player
Hamish Munro (1915-1994), Scottish biochemist and nutritionist
Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet (1720–1781), Scottish military leader and politician
Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916), British author using the pen name Saki
Hector Munro, 8th of Novar (1726–1805), Scottish military leader
Henry M. Munro (1840–1915), Canadian politician
Henry Munro (Canada West politician) (1802–1874), Canadian politician
Henry Munro (United Irishman) (1758–1798), Irish independence figure
Hope Munro (born 1981), Australian field hockey player
Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar (1797–1864), Scottish art collector
Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro (1819–1885), Scottish classical scholar
Hugh Munro or Monroe (Rising Wolf) (1799-1892) Canadian fur trapper who joined the Blackfeet Nation.
Hugh Munro (Canadian politician) (1854–1939), Canadian politician
Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis (f. 15th century), Scottish leader
Iain Munro (born 1951) Scottish football player
Ian Munro (disambiguation) , several people
Ingrid Munro (fl. 20th century), Swedish-born social activist in Kenya
James Munro (disambiguation) , several people
Janet Munro (1934–1972), British actor
Jock Munro (1893–1917), Scottish footballer
John Munro, 9th of Teaninich (1778–1858), Scottish soldier of the British H.E.I.C
John Munro (loyalist) (~1728-1800) Scottish soldier opposing the American Revolution who later settled in Canada.
John Neil Munro (born 1959), Scottish author and journalist
Jonathan Munro , British journalist
Julia Munro (fl. 1990s–2000s), Canadian politician
Lachie Munro (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player
Les Munro (1919–2015), English WWII pilot and war hero
Leslie Munro (1901–1974), New Zealand lawyer and politician
Libby Munro (born 1981), Australian actress
Lily Oddie Munro (1937–2021), Canadian politician formerly called Lily Oddie Munro
Lyall Munro Jnr (born 1951), Aboriginal Australian activist and elder
Lyall Munro Snr (1931–2020), Aboriginal Australian activist and elder
Lochlyn Munro (born 1966), Canadian actor
"Maggie" (Carmine) Munro (1931–2010), Aboriginal Australian leader
Malcolm Munro (born 1953), English footballer
Mike Munro (born 1952), Australian television personality
Morndi Munro , the last fluent speaker of the Unggumi language of Western Australia
Neil Gordon Munro (1863–1942), Scottish-born Japanese physician
Neil Munro (actor) (1947–2009), Canadian actor, director and playwright
Neil Munro (footballer) (1868–1948), Scottish football player
Neil Munro (writer) (1863–1930), Scottish author who sometimes used pen name Hugh Foulis
Norman Munro (1842–1894), US newspaper publisher
Pamela Munro (born 1947), US linguist
Patrick Munro (1883–1942), British politician
Pete Munro (born 1975), US baseball player
Peter Jay Munro (1767–1833), American politician and lawyer
Rob Munro (fl. 1980s–1990s), New Zealand politician
Robert Monro sometimes also spelt Munro. 17th century Scottish general
Robert Munro (disambiguation) , several people
Robert Munro (rugby footballer)
Robert Munro, 6th Baron of Foulis (fl. 14th century), Scottish leader
Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis (died 1547), Scottish leader
Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis (fl. 16th century), Scottish leader
Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis (died 1633), Scottish leader
Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness (1868–1955), Scottish politician and judge
Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet (fl. 17th century), Scottish leader
Sir Robert Munro, 5th Baronet (died 1729), Scottish leader
Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet (1684–1746), Scottish military leader
Rona Munro (born 1959), Scottish author
S. Sterling Munro, Jr. (1932–1992), US lawyer
Samantha Munro (born 1990), Canadian actor
Sandy Munro (born 1949), US automotive engineer
Stuart Munro (born 1962), Scottish football player
Stuart Munro (born 1964-2002), Musician, Kolkata, India
Thalia Munro (born 1982), US water polo player
Thomas Munro (art historian) (1897–1974), US art historian
Thomas Munro (solicitor) (1866–1923), Scottish public figure
Tony Munro (1963/64 – 2016), Australian sports journalist
Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet (1761–1827), Scottish soldier
Wilfred Harold Munro (1849–1934), US historian
William Munro (disambiguation) , several people