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Noble surnames, such as Montana, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montana, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Montana family originally lived in a mountainous region of that province. This local name was originally derived from the Spanish word monte, which means hill or wooded upland.
The surname Montana was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain in a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Montana research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the year 1289 is included under the topic Early Montana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Montoya, de Montoya, Monte, Montes, de Montes, Móntez, Montez, Montero, Monteros, de los Monteros, Montecillo, Montejo, de Montejo, Mont, Montaña, Montana, Montaño and many more.
Prominent among members of the family were seventeenth century Spanish writer Román Montero Espinosa; nineteenth century Colombian military officer José Manuel Montoya; nineteenth century Spanish bullfighter Francisco Montes, known as "Paquiro"; nineteenth century Bolivian politician Ismael Montes; nineteenth century Spanish composer Juan de Montes...
Another 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Montana Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Montana is the 6,112nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Montana is ranked the 6,495th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2