Explore the Family Name Samonte

The meaning of Samonte

Filipino: probably a topographic name from Spanish monte ‘mountain’ + the Filipino locative prefix sa-, which may be interpreted as ‘at’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Samonte has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Samonte was ranked as the 32,900th most common surname in the United States. By 2010, it had climbed to the 25,226th position, marking an improvement of 23.33%. The count of individuals bearing the name also saw a substantial rise from 657 in 2000 to 982 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 49.47%. As a proportion per 100k, this represents an increase from 0.24 to 0.33, or 37.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,900	#25,226	23.33%
Count	657	982	49.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.33	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Samonte

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Samonte has also experienced some shifts over the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a substantial majority (82.34%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a percentage that increased slightly by 2.15% to 84.11% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities rose from 6.24% to 6.92%, a change of 10.90%. However, those identifying as White saw a decrease of -44.62%, dropping from 8.83% to 4.89%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hispanics almost doubled, rising from 1.83% to 3.87%, showing a whopping change of 111.48%. The number of people identifying as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native were either very low or remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.34%	84.11%	2.15%
Two or More Races	6.24%	6.92%	10.9%
White	8.83%	4.89%	-44.62%
Hispanic	1.83%	3.87%	111.48%
Black	0.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%