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

Montellano, 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 Montellano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Montellano in America

Montellano is the 20076th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Montellano surname appeared 1,331 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 Montellano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Montellano 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 Montellano

The surname Montellano originates from Italy, specifically the region of Calabria, and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Italian word "montello," which refers to a small hill or mount. The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived near or on a small hill.

In the early 14th century, the name Montellano appears in several historical records from the Kingdom of Naples, which included parts of modern-day Calabria and Campania regions. One notable mention is in a land grant document from 1312, where a certain Giovanni Montellano is listed as a landowner in the town of Cosenza.

The earliest recorded spelling variations of the name include Montelano, Montellani, and Montellano. These variations likely emerged due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling conventions of the time.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Andrea Montellano, a soldier who fought in the Sicilian Vespers rebellion against the French in 1282. He was born in the village of Scilla, Calabria, around 1260.

During the Renaissance period, the Montellano family gained prominence in the city of Naples. Giacomo Montellano (1450-1523) was a respected lawyer and politician who served as a magistrate under the Aragonese rulers of Naples.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Montellano family settled in Spain, where the name evolved into its current Spanish spelling. Rodrigo Montellano (1592-1668) was a Spanish military officer who served in the Thirty Years' War and was awarded land in the province of Andalusia for his service.

Another notable figure was Vincenzo Montellano (1715-1787), an Italian architect from Calabria who designed several churches and palaces in Naples and its surrounding areas.

During the 19th century, the surname Montellano spread to other parts of Europe and the Americas due to immigration. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the United States was Antonio Montellano, a Calabrian immigrant who settled in New York in the 1860s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Montellano

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

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

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