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

Munteanu, 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 Munteanu surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Munteanu in America

Munteanu is the 50275th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Munteanu surname appeared 416 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 Munteanu.

We can also compare 2010 data for Munteanu 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 Munteanu

The surname Munteanu has its origins in Romania, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Romanian word "munte," which means "mountain," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in or near a mountainous region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Munteanu can be found in a 1585 census document from the Transylvanian town of Sibiu. This document listed several families with variations of the name, such as Muntean, Muntenescu, and Muntianu.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Munteanu appeared in various historical records and manuscripts from the region now known as Romania. For example, a 1692 land deed from the village of Vâlcea mentioned a landowner named Gheorghe Munteanu.

Notable individuals with the surname Munteanu include Mihai Munteanu (1805-1866), a Romanian writer and translator who played a significant role in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848. Another prominent figure was Alexandru Munteanu (1827-1891), a Romanian general who fought in the Crimean War and the Romanian War of Independence.

In the 20th century, the Munteanu name gained further recognition through individuals such as George Munteanu (1912-1997), a Romanian-American engineer and inventor who held numerous patents in the field of aerospace engineering. Additionally, Mihai Munteanu (1940-2008) was a renowned Romanian actor and director, known for his work in both film and theater.

Historically, the name Munteanu has also been associated with various place names in Romania, such as Muntenii de Jos and Muntenii de Sus, which translates to "Lower Mountains" and "Upper Mountains," respectively. These place names likely referred to the geographic locations where the earliest bearers of the name lived.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Munteanu

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

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

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