How common is the surname Montez?

10,097 people in the United States had the surname Montez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,578 Americans. It ranked 3,539th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Montez?

Chris Montez, American musician of Mexican parents.

Where is the surname Montez most common?

Wikidata records people named Montez in the United States.

Is the surname Montez getting more or less common?

More common. 8,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,097 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Montez

A surname, carried by 10,097 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Montez is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,097 people named Montez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,578 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,322.

#3,539

rank among US surnames

10,097

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+21.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,921)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,530	DeSantis	10,117	30,517
#3,531	Ashworth	10,116	30,521
#3,532	Tafoya	10,114	30,527
#3,533	Pfeifer	10,109	30,542
#3,534	Boudreau	10,103	30,560
#3,535	Mattox	10,099	30,572
#3,538	Box	10,098	30,575

Who is named Montez

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

87% of people named Montez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Montezs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Montez
American musician of Mexican parents, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Montez

Montez has the Soundex code M532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M532.

Questions

How common is the surname Montez?: 10,097 people in the United States had the surname Montez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,578 Americans. It ranked 3,539th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Montez?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Montez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Montez?: Chris Montez, American musician of Mexican parents.
Where is the surname Montez most common?: Wikidata records people named Montez in the United States.
Is the surname Montez getting more or less common?: More common. 8,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,097 in 2010, up 21%.