Family name Monks (Monks 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The surname Monks is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Ireland, where it is quite a rare surname, and Isle of Man. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Monks is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Monks | United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, United States, Canada |
מונקש, ชุมสงฆ์, พระสงฆ์, and สังฆสิทธิ์
| john clark monks sea captain (1760-1827), US (b. 1760) |
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leander monks American judge (1843-1919), US (b. 1843) |
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sarah p. monks American zoologist, educator, scientific illustrator, and poet (1846-1926), US (b. 1846) |
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john austin sands monks American artist, US (b. 1850) |
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george howard monks American surgeon, US (b. 1853) |
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| william monks (b. 1830) |
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| robert hatton monks American artist, US (b. 1856) |
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| issac monks English footballer (1865-1930), GB (b. 1865) |
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| william monks Australian architect, AU (b. 1869) |
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bruce l. monks American politician (1923-2014), US (b. 1923) |
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| albert monks (1875-1936), GB (b. 1875) |
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| victoria monks British Musical Hall singer, GB (b. 1884) |
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john monks, baron monks General Secretary of the TUC (born 1945), GB (b. 1945) |
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| albert monks English footballer (b. 1903) |
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| noel monks Australian journalist, AU (b. 1907) |
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