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

Montaner, 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 Montaner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Montaner in America

Montaner is the 97210th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Montaner surname appeared 187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Montaner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Montaner 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 Montaner

The surname Montaner is of Spanish origin, derived from the Catalan montan, meaning "mountainous" or "mountaineer." It is believed to have originated in the Pyrenees Mountains region of Catalonia, which straddles the border between Spain and France, during the medieval period.

In its earliest forms, the name was spelled Montaner or Montanyer, reflecting the Catalan language's influence in the area. These variations were commonly used in historical records and documents from the 13th to 15th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Montaner name can be found in the "Llibre del Repartiment," a 13th-century document detailing the distribution of land and property in the Kingdom of Valencia following the Christian conquest of the region from the Moors. This suggests that individuals bearing the Montaner name may have participated in the Reconquista, the centuries-long campaign to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule.

In the 14th century, the Montaner family played a significant role in the literary and political spheres of Aragon and Catalonia. Ramon Muntaner (c. 1265-1336), a renowned Catalan soldier and chronicler, authored the "Crònica" (Chronicle), a valuable historical account of the reign of King James I of Aragon.

Another notable figure was Francesc Montaner (c. 1370-1435), a Catalan poet and translator who served as a diplomat for the Crown of Aragon. His translations of classical works, including Ovid's "Metamorphoses," contributed to the Renaissance literary revival in Spain.

During the 15th century, the Montaner name was associated with places like Montaner, a municipality in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, and Montaner de Calders, a village in the province of Barcelona.

In the 16th century, Miguel Montaner (c. 1500-1570), a Spanish soldier and explorer, accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico and participated in the conquest of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City).

Moving forward to the 19th century, José Montaner y Simón (1832-1901) was a prominent Spanish publisher and bookseller who founded the publishing house Editorial Montaner y Simón in Barcelona, which played a significant role in the dissemination of literature and knowledge in Spain and Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Montaner

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

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 Montaner 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 Montaner 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 Montaner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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