Explore the Family Name Mont

The meaning of Mont

1. Catalan and French: topographic name for a mountain dweller, from Catalan and (Old) French mont ‘mountain’ (from Latin mons, genitive montis). Compare French Demont and Dumont. 2. English: variant of Mount. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Juan, Cristina, Domingo, Francisco, Jorge, Luis, Mariano, Ramon, Trinidad.

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How common is the last name Mont in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mont has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,738th but in 2010, it slid to the 35,945th position, marking a decline of 13.26%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 9.3% from 688 to 624. This is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people which fell from 0.26 to 0.21, a decline of 19.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,738	#35,945	-13.26%
Count	688	624	-9.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.21	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mont

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes in the makeup of people with the surname Mont. People of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity began appearing in 2010, while those identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 65.52% from 2000 to 2010. Individuals of White ethnicity, who made up a significant portion of people with this surname, witnessed a decline of 10.91%. There was an increase in the Hispanic population with this surname, going up by 11.33%, and the Black population also increased by 4.78%. There were no recorded changes for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	47.67%	42.47%	-10.91%
Hispanic	29.22%	32.53%	11.33%
Black	20.49%	21.47%	4.78%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.92%	65.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.6%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%