Explore the Family Name Montanes

The meaning of Montanes

Spanish (Montañés): topographic name for a mountain dweller, from montañés ‘from the mountains’, an adjectival derivative of montaña ‘mountain’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Montanes saw a significant decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 72,905 in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 91,625, which represents a decrease of 25.68%. The number of individuals with the Montanes surname also decreased during this period. In 2000, there were 248 people with this last name, however, by 2010 that figure had fallen to 201, indicating an 18.95% reduction. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased from 0.09 to 0.07, a 22.22% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,905	#91,625	-25.68%
Count	248	201	-18.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Montanes

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with the Montanes surname who identified as Hispanic increased from 91.53% to 94.53%, a change of 3.28%. However, those who identified as white decreased from 4.44% to 3.48%, resulting in a 21.62% decrease. There was also a notable change within the Asian/Pacific Islander group. In 2000, 2.42% of people with the Montanes surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, but by 2010, this percentage was reduced to zero. The proportions of those identifying as Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.53%	94.53%	3.28%
White	4.44%	3.48%	-21.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.42%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%