How rare is the last name Montez?

9,451 people in the United States have the last name Montez, about 1 in 31,626. It ranks #3,661 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MONTEZ

#3,661

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,451
About
1 in 31,626
This common or more
54.9%
Who bears it

Of the 9,451 people with the last name Montez, 85.5% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% as White and 1.2% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Montez

#3,659 Thiel · 9,453#3,660 Mears · 9,452#3,662 Thatcher · 9,450#3,663 Sanborn · 9,447

Spelled almost the same

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

#705 Montes · 47,397#22,253 Montz · 1,187#128,411 Monteza · 139

Also a first name

As a first name, Montez ranks #6,431 of 53,615, with 2,495 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1991, with 110 births. See Montez as a first name

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