The Montez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,097 people carried this name — #3,539 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,200 people counted. That is up 21% from 8,322 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 68 people named Montez 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 Jujuy.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Jujuy 22
La Rioja 19
Buenos Aires Province 17
Salta 10

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 34 people named Montez.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Isère.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Isère 12
Calvados 6
Aube 4
Ardèche 3
Rhône 3
Paris 1
Savoie 1
Nord 1

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

In print

Montez in American newspapers,
1897–1911.

Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Montez
Arizona Republican 1911-05-17
Newspaper page from The Morning News carrying the name Montez
The Morning News 1897-06-06
Newspaper page from Dewey County Advocate carrying the name Montez
Dewey County Advocate 1911-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,814 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Montez in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

968 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Montez. The most, 439, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 351
Queensland 199
South Australia 162
Western Australia 123
Victoria 65
Tasmania 58
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Montez.

Who carried it

People named Montez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lola Montez
    Lola Montez 1821–1861 · socialite
  • Ron Montez d. 2021 · choreographer
  • Harry Joseph Montez d. 1942
  • António Montez 1885–1968 · athlete
  • António Montez 1885–1968 · athlete
  • Paulino Montez 1897–1988 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Montez,
in the records of 3 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 States342 records

342 records of the Montez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 182
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 85
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Frank James Montez

    Born 1950; from Salinas, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate 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 Antonio H. Montez

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sam Houston; painter from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Bathazar Montez

    Arrived at New York in 1830 aboard the Edward Quesnel from Havre, aged 14; laborer. From France.

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

Showing 3 of 342 records for Montez 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

France19 records

19 records of the Montez 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 Joannes Henri Montez

    Born 1910 in Vienne (Isère); died 1997 in Saint-Vallier (Drôme).

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

    Born 1909 in Saint-Félix-Lauragais; died 1995 in Revel (Haute-Garonne).

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

    Born 1931 in Gyé-sur-Seine; died 1992 in Troyes (Aube).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Montez 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).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Montez name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Belgian population registers 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jan Bte Montez

    In the population register of Denderwindeke; domestic servant, born 1836 in Denderwindeke.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joannes Baptiste Montez

    Died 1890 in Ninove.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Joannes Baptiste Montez

    Born 1834 in Denderwindeke.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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