How common is the surname Monty?

1,614 people in the United States had the surname Monty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. It ranked 17,463rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Monty?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Monty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Monty?

Mike Monty, American actor (1936-2006), followed by Willy Monty.

Where is the surname Monty most common?

Wikidata records people named Monty in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Monty getting more or less common?

More common. 1,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,614 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Monty also a first name?

Yes. Monty is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Monty

A surname, carried by 1,614 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Monty is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,614 people named Monty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,539.

#17,463

rank among US surnames

1,614

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,014)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,455	Fredericksen	1,615	191,174
#17,463	Bazaldua	1,614	191,292
#17,472	Wisneski	1,613	191,411

Who is named Monty

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

89% of people named Monty identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Montys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Monty
American actor (1936-2006)
Willy Monty
Belgian cyclist (1939–2014)

Notable Montys come mostly from the United States (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Monty

Monty has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.

Questions

How common is the surname Monty?: 1,614 people in the United States had the surname Monty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,292 Americans. It ranked 17,463rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Monty?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Monty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Monty?: Mike Monty, American actor (1936-2006), followed by Willy Monty.
Where is the surname Monty most common?: Wikidata records people named Monty in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Monty getting more or less common?: More common. 1,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,614 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Monty also a first name?: Yes. Monty is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.