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The Montes surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 48,142 people carried this name — #723 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,130 people counted. That is up 37% from 35,196 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 24,750 people named Montes 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 10,845
City of Buenos Aires 1,865
Córdoba 1,810
Santiago del Estero 1,522
Salta 1,482
Santa Fe 1,231
Chaco 1,108
Mendoza 708

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 599 people named Montes.

161 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Aveyron.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 161
Aveyron 44
Hérault 40
Paris 30
Loire 26
Pyrénées-Orientales 26
Haute-Loire 22
Haute-Garonne 22
Oise 21

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

268 people named Montes live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Geneva 61
Zurich 49
Vaud 35
Aargau 22
Neuchâtel 21
Bern 12
Lucerne 11
Basel-Stadt 10

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 the Nordic population registers

31 people named Montes is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 31

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Montes in American newspapers,
1909–1945.

Newspaper page from La Libera Parola carrying the name Montes
La Libera Parola 1919-08-09
Newspaper page from American Falls Press carrying the name Montes
American Falls Press 1923-12-13
Newspaper page from The Daily Alaska Empire carrying the name Montes
The Daily Alaska Empire 1934-11-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 642,676 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Montes,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Toribio Montes
    Toribio Montes 1749–1830 · military personnel
  • Francisco Montes Reina
    Francisco Montes Reina 1805–1851 · bullfighter
  • Xoán Montes Capón
    Xoán Montes Capón 1840–1899 · composer
  • Agripina Montes del Valle
    Agripina Montes del Valle 1844–1915 · writer
  • Nicasio Montes Sierra
    Nicasio Montes Sierra 1844–1914 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 220 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Montes.

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