The Monte surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,560 people carried this name — #7,317 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,257 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Monte surname
From Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian, from monte.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Monte» (English), 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 4,955 people named Monte 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 327 people named Monte.
62 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
132 people named Monte live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 76 people named Monte live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Monte in American newspapers,
1876–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 534,398 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Monte,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte 1461–1533 · Catholic priest -
Francesco Maria del Monte 1549–1627 · diplomat -
Francesco Maria del Monte 1549–1626 · diplomat
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Pietro Monte 1457–1509 · writer
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Issicratea Monte 1563–1584 · poet
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Carlos António Ferreira Monte 1730–1815 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Monte.
- Montane 303 · U.S. census
- Montaner 187 · U.S. census
- Montanes 201 · U.S. census
- Montani 384 · U.S. census
- Montano 27,276 · U.S. census
- Montavon 481 · U.S. census
- Monteagudo 1,279 · U.S. census
- Monteau 171 · U.S. census
- Montebello 196 · U.S. census
- Montefusco 665 · U.S. census
- Montegut 213 · U.S. census
- Monteil 202 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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