How common is the surname Monteith?

3,114 people in the United States had the surname Monteith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,148 Americans. It ranked 10,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Monteith getting more or less common?

More common. 2,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,114 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Monteith

A surname, carried by 3,114 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M533

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Monteith is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,114 people named Monteith in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,148 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,990.

#10,346

rank among US surnames

3,114

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,957)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,337	Madson	3,116	99,084
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148
#10,348	Küng	3,113	99,179
#10,352	Sias	3,112	99,211

Who is named Monteith

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

87% of people named Monteith identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Monteith?: 3,114 people in the United States had the surname Monteith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,148 Americans. It ranked 10,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Monteith?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Monteith identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Monteith getting more or less common?: More common. 2,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,114 in 2010, up 4.1%.