Montano History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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From the ancient and picturesque Italian region of Venice emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Montano. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Montano family lived on a mountain or near a mountainous area. The name Montagna is derived from the Italian word montagna or montano, which means a mountain. Sometimes the name was used for someone who came from Montagna.

Early Origins of the Montano family

The surname Montano was first found in numerous regions, although Venice is the city of origin for both Montagna and Montan branches. Montana was widespread in Sicily, Montano and Montani in Liguria, Montanelli in Tuscany, and Montanari in Emilia Romagna. The name and its variants all stem from people who lived in or near mountainous regions.

Early History of the Montano family

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Montano Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Montano include Montagnano, Montagnini, Montagnoni, Montan, Montanari, Montanarini, Montanaro, Montanelli, Montani, Montano, Montana, Montagnino and many more.

Early Notables of the Montano family

Prominent among members of the family was Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523), an Italian painter and architect who worked in Vicenza and Venice, and founder of the school of Vicenza, with works able to be seen today in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and frescoes in the Church of Santi Nazaro e Celso in Verona; Geminiano Montanari (1633-1687), Italian astronomer and lens-maker, eponym of the Montanari...
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Montano Ranking

In the United States, the name Montano is the 1,647^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1

Montano migration to the United States +

Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Montano or a variant listed above:

Montano Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Montano, went to Mexico in 1538

Montano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Montano, who landed in America in 1813 2

Montano Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Andrea Montano, aged 20, who landed in America from Tufino, in 1904
Antonio Montano, aged 33, who immigrated to America from Cerleto Perti, in 1905
Antonio Montano, aged 29, who landed in America from Guardia, in 1905
Cuoro Montano, aged 21, who landed in America from Acerra, Italy, in 1906
Antonietta Montano, aged 10, who immigrated to the United States from Corleto Perticara, Italy, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Montano (post 1700) +

Sumalee Montano, American actress
Robert Montano, American film and television actor
Mark Montano, American interior designer, artist, writer, and TV personality
Alysia Montaño (b. 1986), American middle distance runner
Linda Mary Montano (b. 1942), American central figure in contemporary performance art
Tony Montano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996, 2000 (alternate), 2004 3
Theresa Montano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 3
Sandy Montano, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996 3
Ricardo Montano, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004 3
Michael Montano, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000 3
... (Another 17 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html