Explore the Family Name Montezuma

The meaning of Montezuma

Amerindian (mainly Panama): variant of Moctezuma, influenced by the Spanish word monte ‘mount’.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Montezuma has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 63,632 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, that ranking had improved significantly to 57,639. This represents a change of 9.42%. Likewise, the number of individuals with the Montezuma last name also grew during this period. In 2000, there were 293 people with this surname, but by 2010, that count had grown to 353, indicating an increase of 20.48%. The proportion of this surname per 100k population also saw an increase from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#57,639	9.42%
Count	293	353	20.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Montezuma

Based on the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the Montezuma surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 86.69% of the people with this surname identified as Hispanic, and this percentage increased to 90.37% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 10.92% in 2000 to 6.23% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Montezuma surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or as having two or more races in either year. However, by 2010, 1.98% of individuals with this surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, a category not represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.69%	90.37%	4.25%
White	10.92%	6.23%	-42.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%