# Montijo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/montijo/  
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 | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,000 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,663 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 102,915 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (2,468 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Montijo. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Montijo 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) | 9.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 89% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Similar surnames

Montejo, Montgomery, Montes, Montez, Montesdeoca, Montejano, Montesinos, Montag, Montz, Montesino, Montesano, Monteagudo.

## 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.