How common is the surname Montenegro?

10,606 people in the United States had the surname Montenegro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,110 Americans. It ranked 3,365th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Montenegro?

Hugo Montenegro, American conductor (1925-1981), followed by Daniel Montenegro.

Where is the surname Montenegro most common?

Wikidata records people named Montenegro in the United States, Argentina and Brazil.

Is the surname Montenegro getting more or less common?

More common. 7,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,606 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Montenegro

A surname, carried by 10,606 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Montenegro is more common than 97.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,606 people named Montenegro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,110 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,943.

#3,365

rank among US surnames

10,606

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+33.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,124)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,356	Olguín	10,660	28,963
#3,357	Younger	10,658	28,968
#3,358	Toro	10,650	28,990
#3,359	Kitchens	10,647	28,998
#3,360	Libby	10,631	29,042
#3,362	Crider	10,621	29,069
#3,363	Newkirk	10,620	29,072

Who is named Montenegro

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

89% of people named Montenegro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
Two or more races 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Montenegros

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hugo Montenegro
American conductor (1925-1981)
Daniel Montenegro
Argentine footballer, born 1979
Dunia Montenegro
Brazilian pornographic actress & dancer, born 1977

Notable Montenegros come mostly from the United States (1), Argentina (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Montenegro

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

Questions

How common is the surname Montenegro?: 10,606 people in the United States had the surname Montenegro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,110 Americans. It ranked 3,365th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Montenegro?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Montenegro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Montenegro?: Hugo Montenegro, American conductor (1925-1981), followed by Daniel Montenegro.
Where is the surname Montenegro most common?: Wikidata records people named Montenegro in the United States, Argentina and Brazil.
Is the surname Montenegro getting more or less common?: More common. 7,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,606 in 2010, up 34%.