The Montanez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,281 people carried this name — #2,240 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,100 people counted. That is up 30% from 12,482 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Montanez surname

Variant of Montañés.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Montañez» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,512 people named Montanez live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 738
Salta 366
City of Buenos Aires 221
Córdoba 216
Mendoza 203
San Juan 129
Corrientes 91
Jujuy 74

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Montanez in American newspapers,
1860–1921.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Montanez
La Prensa 1920-01-31
Newspaper page from The Beatrice Daily Express carrying the name Montanez
The Beatrice Daily Express 1921-05-18
Newspaper page from Gazeta De Puerto-rico carrying the name Montanez
Gazeta De Puerto-rico 1860-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,417 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Montanez,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States385 records

385 records of the Montanez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 167
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 91
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 79
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paris William Montanez

    Born 1950; from Fontana, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Refugio A. Montanez

    Born 1918 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Fresno; farm hand from Fresno County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilh Montanez

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the Donau from Bremen, aged 27; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 385 records for Montanez in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Montanez name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Louis Montanez

    Born 1940 in Algeria; died 1999 in Béziers (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henriette Josephine Montanez

    Born 1906 in Algeria; died 1996 in Le Boulou (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Patrick Pierre Daniel Montanez

    Born 1959 in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris); died 1983 in Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Montanez in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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