How common is the surname Monte?

4,560 people in the United States had the surname Monte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,707 Americans. It ranked 7,317th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Monte?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Monte identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Monte?

Marisa Monte, Brazilian singer, followed by Lou Monte.

Where is the surname Monte most common?

Wikidata records people named Monte in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Monte getting more or less common?

More common. 4,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,560 in 2010, up 7.1%.

Is Monte also a first name?

Yes. Monte 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 Monte

A surname, carried by 4,560 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M530 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). Monte is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,560 people named Monte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,707 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,257.

#7,317

rank among US surnames

4,560

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,228)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,311	Casale	4,563	67,663
#7,314	Struble	4,562	67,678
#7,315	Cofer	4,561	67,693
#7,317	Monte	4,560	67,707
#7,319	Raby	4,559	67,722
#7,320	Blades	4,558	67,737

Who is named Monte

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

72% of people named Monte identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Montes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marisa Monte
Brazilian singer, born 1967
Lou Monte
American singer (1917–1989)
Manoel Alencar Monte
Brazilian association football player, born 1892

Notable Montes come mostly from Brazil (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Monte

Monte has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.

Questions

Where does the surname Monte come from?: From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.
How common is the surname Monte?: 4,560 people in the United States had the surname Monte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,707 Americans. It ranked 7,317th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Monte?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Monte identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Monte?: Marisa Monte, Brazilian singer, followed by Lou Monte.
Where is the surname Monte most common?: Wikidata records people named Monte in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Monte getting more or less common?: More common. 4,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,560 in 2010, up 7.1%.
Is Monte also a first name?: Yes. Monte 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.