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Noble surnames, such as Montejano, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montejano, 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 Montejano 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 Montejano 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 Montejano research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the year 1289 is included under the topic Early Montejano 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 Montejano Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Montejano is the 11,336th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco de Montejo (1479-1548), who voyaged to America with Pedrárias Dávila. He later accompanied Hernán Cortés to Mexico, and became Governor of Veracruz. Other early migrants to the New World included Pedro de los Monteros, who sailed to America in 1513.