Montes

English

Etymology

From Spanish Montes.

Proper noun

Montes (plural Monteses)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Montes is the 723^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 48142 individuals. Montes is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.58%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Metson, Mentos, mentos, Monets, Ostmen, Motens, Osment, monest

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Montes.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mon‧tes

Proper noun

Montes

1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

From montes.

Proper noun

Montes m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Montes
• → English: Montes
• → Tagalog: Montes

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, possibly from:

• From Spanish Montés, from montés (“related to the highlands or mountains”).
• From Spanish Montes, from montes, plural of monte (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /monˈtes/ [mon̪ˈt̪ɛs]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: Mon‧tes

Proper noun

Montés (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

Related terms

• monte

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Montes is the 331^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,296 individuals.