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

Monteroso, 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 Monteroso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Monteroso in America

Monteroso is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Monteroso surname appeared 167 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 Monteroso.

We can also compare 2010 data for Monteroso 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 Monteroso

The surname Monteroso originated in Italy, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the combination of two words: "monte" meaning mountain, and "roso" meaning red or rose-colored. This suggests that the name may have referred to a person or family who lived near a reddish-colored mountain or hillside.

One of the earliest known records of the Monteroso name can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work describing the culture and customs of the Aztec people in what is now central Mexico. This reference, however, is likely unrelated to the Italian origins of the surname.

In the 14th century, a Gian Battista Monteroso was a prominent merchant and banker in the city of Genoa. He is mentioned in several historical documents and records from that time period, including contracts and business transactions.

During the Renaissance era, a painter named Girolamo Monteroso gained some renown for his religious works and frescoes adorning various churches in Rome and Naples. He lived from approximately 1475 to 1541.

In the 17th century, a scholar and philosopher named Tomaso Monteroso authored several influential treatises on ethics and metaphysics. He was born in the town of Amalfi in 1602 and died in Naples in 1679.

Another notable figure with the Monteroso surname was Marcella Monteroso, a renowned soprano who performed in many of the major opera houses of Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She was born in Milan in 1768 and died in Vienna in 1833.

During the 19th century, a General Giuseppe Monteroso served in the Italian army and played a significant role in the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification. He was born in Turin in 1812 and died in Rome in 1890.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Monteroso

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

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

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