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

Montúfar, 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 Montúfar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Montúfar in America

Montúfar is the 21393rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Montúfar surname appeared 1,223 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 Montúfar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Montúfar 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 Montúfar

The surname Montufar originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish words "monte" meaning mountain and "fuerte" meaning strong or fortified, suggesting it may have referred to someone who lived near a fortified mountain settlement.

One of the earliest known records of the Montufar name appears in the 15th century, when Juan de Montufar served as a soldier under King Ferdinand II of Aragon during the Spanish Reconquista. His descendants can be traced to the region of Andalusia in southern Spain.

In the 16th century, Alonso de Montufar (1492-1572) was a prominent Spanish Dominican friar who became the second Archbishop of Mexico City in 1551. He played a significant role in the early evangelization efforts of the Catholic Church in New Spain (colonial Mexico).

Another notable bearer of the Montufar name was María de Montufar y Larrea (1598-1661), a wealthy Spanish noblewoman who donated much of her fortune to support the construction of churches and convents in colonial Peru.

During the 17th century, the Montufar family established itself in Ecuador, where several members held important positions in the colonial government and the Catholic Church. One such figure was Pedro de Montufar y Fraso (1619-1690), who served as the President of the Royal Audiencia of Quito, the highest judicial authority in colonial Ecuador.

In the 18th century, José Montufar y Larrea (1718-1786) was a prominent Ecuadorian landowner and politician who played a key role in the establishment of the first public university in Quito, which later became the Universidad Central del Ecuador.

While the Montufar name has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of Latin America, particularly Ecuador, where it remains a prominent surname associated with notable figures in history, politics, and academia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Montúfar

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

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

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