The Monteleone surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,602 people carried this name — #9,074 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 3,319 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Monteleone surname
From any of various places called Monteleone, from monte (“mountain, mount”) + leone (“lion”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Monteleone» (Italian), 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 1,029 people named Monteleone 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
322 people named Monteleone live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 104 people named Monteleone.
Most of them — 72 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 53 people named Monteleone 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 Hainaut.
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
Monteleone in American newspapers,
1875–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,586 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Monteleone,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alessandro Monteleone 1897–1967 · painter
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Alessandro Monteleone 1897–1967 · painter
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Mario Monteleone 1915– · double-bassist
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Luigi Monteleone 1920–2004 · writer
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Luigi Monteleone 1920–2004 · writer
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Saverio Monteleone 1930–2006 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Monteleone.
- Montebello 196 · U.S. census
- Montefusco 665 · U.S. census
- Montegut 213 · U.S. census
- Monteil 202 · U.S. census
- Monteiro 6,965 · U.S. census
- Montel 469 · U.S. census
- Montella 553 · U.S. census
- Monter 835 · U.S. census
- Montero 17,314 · U.S. census
- Montes 48,142 · U.S. census
- Montesano 1,280 · U.S. census
- Montesinos 2,172 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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