# Monteiro (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/monteiro/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,965 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,036 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 44,328 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (5,293 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Monteiro in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 55% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Monteiro in Brazil.

## People named Monteiro

- Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian writer (1882–1948)
- Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro, Brazilian footballer
- Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazilian footballer (1904-1990)
- Thiago Monteiro, Brazilian tennis player (born 1994)
- Giselli Monteiro, Brazilian Indian actress
- Cláudia Monteiro, Brazilian tennis player
- Cléber Monteiro, Brazilian footballer
- Thiago Monteiro, Brazilian table tennis player
- Wellington Monteiro, Brazilian footballer
- Dóris Monteiro, Brazilian singer (1934–2023)
- Hebe Camargo, Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012)
- Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress and writer

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Montero, Minter, Montroy, Munter, Monterroso, Monterrosa, Montrose, Mondragon, Manders, Minder, Mandrell, Mander.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.