How common is the surname Montana?

4,744 people in the United States had the surname Montana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,081 Americans. It ranked 7,054th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Montana?

In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Montana identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Montana?

Joe Montana, American football player (born 1956), followed by Amber Montana.

Where is the surname Montana most common?

Wikidata records people named Montana in the United States.

How do you pronounce Montana?

Montana is /mɑnˈtænə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Montana getting more or less common?

More common. 4,217 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,744 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Montana also a first name?

Yes. Montana is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Montana

A Spanish place surname, carried by 4,744 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɑnˈtænə/ 3 syllables Soundex M535 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Montana is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Latin montāna * the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”) * the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname

Montana is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,744 people named Montana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,081 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,217.

#7,054

rank among US surnames

4,744

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,286)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,050	Rinker	4,750	64,999
#7,052	Mapp	4,749	65,013
#7,053	Ernest	4,745	65,068
#7,054	Barley	4,744	65,081

Who is named Montana

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

57% of people named Montana identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Montanas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Montana
American football player (born 1956)
Amber Montana
American child actress, born 1998
Karlie Montana
American pornographic actress, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Montana

Montana has the Soundex code M535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M535.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Montana come from?: From Latin montāna * the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”) * the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname
How common is the surname Montana?: 4,744 people in the United States had the surname Montana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,081 Americans. It ranked 7,054th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Montana?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Montana identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Montana?: Joe Montana, American football player (born 1956), followed by Amber Montana.
Where is the surname Montana most common?: Wikidata records people named Montana in the United States.
How do you pronounce Montana?: Montana is /mɑnˈtænə/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Montana?: Montana is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Montana getting more or less common?: More common. 4,217 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,744 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Montana also a first name?: Yes. Montana is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.