Find out how popular the last name Montalbano is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Montalbano.

Montalbano, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Montalbano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Montalbano in America

Montalbano is the 9949th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Montalbano surname appeared 3,245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Montalbano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Montalbano to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Montalbano

The surname Montalbano originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is a toponymic surname derived from the Italian place name "Montalbano," which itself is derived from the Latin words "mons" meaning "mountain" and "albus" meaning "white." This suggests that the name is associated with a location near a prominent white mountain or hill.

One of the earliest known references to the surname Montalbano can be found in a document from the 13th century, where a certain Guglielmo Montalbano is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Tuscany. This suggests that the surname was already established in central Italy by this time.

In the 14th century, records show a Matteo Montalbano who was a prominent merchant and banker in the city of Florence. He was involved in financing various artistic and architectural projects during the Renaissance period.

During the 15th century, a family bearing the Montalbano surname held significant influence and power in the Kingdom of Naples. One notable member was Gian Tommaso Montalbano (1450-1523), a renowned military commander who served under several kings of Naples.

In the 16th century, the name appears in records from the Papal States, where a Girolamo Montalbano (1507-1572) was a respected theologian and author who wrote extensively on religious topics.

Another notable figure was the 17th-century philosopher and scientist Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639), whose full name was Tommaso Campanella Montalbano. He was a Dominican friar known for his utopian writings and his advocacy of experimental scientific methods.

Throughout history, the Montalbano surname has been associated with various place names in Italy, such as Montalbano Elicona in Sicily, Montalbano Jonico in Basilicata, and Montalbano di Zocco in Emilia-Romagna, among others. These locations likely served as the original sources from which the surname spread to different parts of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Montalbano

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Montalbano.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Montalbano was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Montalbano has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Montalbano was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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