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    The surname Montellano

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,331 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M534

    Montellano: #20,076 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Montellano #20,076, 1,331 people Montellano: #20,076 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Montellano #20,076, 1,331 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Montellano is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Montellano.

    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 1,331 people named Montellano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 231,965 Americans. That is up 68% since 2000, when the Census counted 791.

    #20,076
    rank among US surnames
    1,331
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +68.3%
    change since 2000 (was #28,407)

    Who is named Montellano

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

    92% of people named Montellano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Montellano

    Montellano has the Soundex code M534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M534.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Montellano come from?
    From Spanish Montellano.
    How common is the surname Montellano?
    1,331 people in the United States had the surname Montellano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,965 Americans. It ranked 20,076th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Montellano?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Montellano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Montellano getting more or less common?
    More common. 791 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,331 in 2010, up 68%.