The Montiel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,376 people carried this name — #2,896 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,800 people counted. That is up 57% from 7,899 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 27,305 people named Montiel 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 363 people named Montiel.
Most of them — 197 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Essonne.
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
70 people named Montiel live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 print
Montiel in American newspapers,
1913–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 964 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Montiel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Luis Montiel Balanzat 1884–1976 · politician -
Ernesto Montiel 1916–1975 · musician -
Hugo Montiel 1925–2002 · politician -
Juan de Montiel d. 1651 · composer
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Rafael Montiel 1901– · annelidologist
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Alcides Montiel 1902–1989 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Montiel.
- Montesinos 2,172 · U.S. census
- Montet 295 · U.S. census
- Monteverdi 139 · U.S. census
- Montfort 692 · U.S. census
- Monti 2,845 · U.S. census
- Monticelli 263 · U.S. census
- Montigny 284 · U.S. census
- Montini 541 · U.S. census
- Montion 255 · U.S. census
- Montis 127 · U.S. census
- Montoro 447 · U.S. census
- Montoya 71,844 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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