How common is the last name Montero?

17,639 people in the United States have the last name Montero, about 1 in 16,945. It ranks #2,000 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MONTERO

#2,000

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,639
About
1 in 16,945
This common or more
47.8%
Who bears it

Of the 17,639 people with the last name Montero, 85.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% as White and 3.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Montero

#1,998 Wilkes · 17,653#1,999 Presley · 17,640#2,001 Rizzo · 17,631#2,002 Fair · 17,628

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Montero, most common first.

#4,503 Monteiro · 7,659#24,869 Montroy · 1,046#29,804 Monter · 842#41,142 Montoro · 571#62,792 Monterosa · 344#67,362 Monterio · 316#68,212 Montera · 311#74,428 Monteros · 280

Also a first name

As a first name, Montero ranks #50,640 of 53,615, with 118 people. See Montero as a first name

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