Montero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Montero, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montero, 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 Montero 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.

Early Origins of the Montero family

The surname Montero was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain in a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava.

Early History of the Montero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Montero research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the year 1289 is included under the topic Early Montero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Montero Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Montero family

Prominent among members of the family

were seventeenth century Spanish writer Román Montero Espinosa
nineteenth century Peruvian painter Luis Montero
nineteenth century Peruvian politician Lisardo Montero

Montero Ranking

In the United States, the name Montero is the 3,570^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Montero is ranked the 4,639^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Montero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Montero Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Martín Montero, settled in the Spanish Main in 1534
Juan Montero, settled in Cartagena in 1534

Montero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Tomasa Montero, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1811 3
Alonso Montero, who landed in America in 1817 3
Matteo Montero, aged 48, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Malteo Montero, aged 48, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Martin Montero, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1834 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Montero (post 1700) +

Miguel Montero (b. 1983), Venezuelan-American baseball player
Gabriela Montero (b. 1970), Venezuelan-American classical piano virtuoso
Anne M. Montero, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 4
Manuel Mayoral Montero, Spanish painter
Claudia Montero (1962-2021), Argentinian composer who won four Latin Grammy Awards in 2014, 2016, and 2018, and best classical album in 2018
Miguel Montero (1922-1975), Argentine tango singer
Pablo Montero (b. 1974), Mexican singer and actor
Mayra Montero, Cuban-Puerto Rican writer
Juan Esteban Montero, Chilean President (1931-1932)
Raúl Montero Bustamante, Uruguayan writer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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