How common is the surname Montag?

2,002 people in the United States had the surname Montag in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,219 Americans. It ranked 14,814th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Montag?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Montag identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Montag?

Heidi Montag, American television personality, followed by Jemima Montag.

Where is the surname Montag most common?

Wikidata records people named Montag in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Montag getting more or less common?

More common. 1,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,002 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Montag

A German surname, carried by 2,002 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Montag is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Montag.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,002 people named Montag in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 154,219 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,767.

#14,814

rank among US surnames

2,002

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,269)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,806	Cottone	2,003	154,142
#14,814	Platero	2,002	154,219
#14,821	Reigle	2,001	154,296

Who is named Montag

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Montag identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Montags

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heidi Montag
American television personality, born 1986
Jemima Montag
Australian racewalker, born 1998

Notable Montags come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Montag

Montag has the Soundex code M532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M532.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Montag come from?: Borrowed from German Montag.
How common is the surname Montag?: 2,002 people in the United States had the surname Montag in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 154,219 Americans. It ranked 14,814th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Montag?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Montag identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Montag?: Heidi Montag, American television personality, followed by Jemima Montag.
Where is the surname Montag most common?: Wikidata records people named Montag in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Montag getting more or less common?: More common. 1,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,002 in 2010, up 13%.