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

Monty, 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 Monty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Monty in America

Monty is the 17463rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Monty surname appeared 1,614 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 Monty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Monty 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 Monty

The surname Monty is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "mont," meaning "hill" or "mountain." It likely originated as a topographic name, given to someone who lived near a prominent hill or mountain.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Monty can be found in the 12th century in the regions of Normandy and Picardy in northern France. It appeared in various spellings, such as Monte, Monta, and Montey, reflecting the linguistic evolution of the name over time.

One notable historical reference to the name Monty comes from the Domesday Book of 1086, which records a landowner named Roger de Monteacuto (Roger of the High Hill) in Somerset, England. This suggests that the name had already been established in England by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

In the 13th century, the name Monty appeared in the records of the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, England, where a person named Richard de Munteye was mentioned. This spelling variation highlights the interchangeable use of "u" and "o" in the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Monty was William Monty, born around 1280 in Normandy, France. He was a prominent landowner and knight who participated in the Wars of Scottish Independence against England in the early 14th century.

Another notable figure in history was John Monty, born in 1546 in Somerset, England. He was a renowned scholar and translator who produced the first English translation of the works of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.

In the 17th century, the name Monty was associated with the village of Monty in Burgundy, France. This place name likely derived from the same Old French root as the surname, further reinforcing its topographic origins.

In the 18th century, Sir Edward Monty, born in 1712 in Wiltshire, England, was a distinguished naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.

Mary Monty, born in 1789 in Oxfordshire, England, was a notable author and poet whose works explored themes of nature and rural life in the early 19th century.

Throughout its history, the surname Monty has been associated with various locations, including the village of Monteaux in Normandy, France, and the town of Monty in Picardy, France, further reinforcing its geographic roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Monty

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

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

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