Explore the Family Name Montera

The meaning of Montera

Spanish: probably from montera ‘cap, hat’, in particular the type of hat worn by bullfighters, so either an occupational name for someone who made such hats or a nickname for someone who habitually wore one. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Constancio, Jose, Mario, Rojelio.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Montera has seen a slight decrease over the years. In 2000, it was ranked at 64,572nd in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped to 70,645th—a change of -9.41 percent. The count of individuals with the surname also declined from 288 in 2000 to 277 in 2010, marking a -3.82 percent shift. Likewise, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by -18.18 percent over this decade, going from 0.11 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#70,645	-9.41%
Count	288	277	-3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Montera

The ethnicity tied to the surname Montera is predominantly White, which made up 78.34 percent of the bearers in 2010, although this was slightly down from 80.56 percent in 2000. The census data also indicates an increase in the Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander bearers of the surname, with the former group growing by 10.69 percent to reach 11.91 percent in 2010, and the latter increasing by 10.94 percent to make up 5.78 percent of the bearers in the same year. However, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased slightly from 2.78 to 2.53 percent. There were no bearers of the surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.56%	78.34%	-2.76%
Hispanic	10.76%	11.91%	10.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.21%	5.78%	10.94%
Two or More Races	2.78%	2.53%	-8.99%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%