Does anyone know the origin of the surname 'Montano'?

Question

My mother's lastname is Montano and we have no idea where does it come from, any ideas (real ideas)?

Answer 1

Project Surnames Includes:
*Baldonado, *Maldonado, *MONTANO, *Morga, *Salazar, *Valdonado

A documented surname change took place in 1760 of a Jose Montano who changed his surname to Maldonado. See how many present day Maldonado's does this effect.

The Spanish colonization of the New World, during the 16th century and later, brought individuals with the surname Maldonado throughout Latin America. Place names such as Maldonado in Uruguay or in Mexico add to the visible evidence of how this surname has spread throughout the Americas. Individuals with this surname are also to be found through out Latin America (the highest concentrations being in Mexico and Puerto Rico) - raising the probability of how many distant cousins could be united by a DNA project such as this. (Note: Click on Contact Us, and you can see a video).
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Montano Family Genealogy Forum:
The page is full of "Montano's", maybe you'll see Mom or Grandmother.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/montano/
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Montano at Rootsweb:
Search for Family Members.
http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/m/o/MONTANO/
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Montano = Male, By: Shakespearean Play - "The Tragedy of Othello" A Cyprus official.
http://www.parenthood.com/babynames_searchresults.html?searchName=Montano

Answer 2

Montano Family

Answer 3

Montagne: French, topographic surname for someone who lived on or near a hill, from the Old French montaine, meaning hill, or small mountain. Other spellings include, but are not limited to:

Mountain, Montano, Munteau, Montana, Montanes, Montagni, Montagno

Answer 4

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There are a few Turkish origin surnames in Greek society. One of them is as you said ; -oğlu which is divered to Greek as -oglou, the ones with -idis shows that they are Pontian. -λής suffix means -li -lı in Turkish which stands for inflectional suffix. Like, if someone is from Karaman you add Karaman + -li in Turkish, and when its divered to Greek it becomes Karamanlis like in Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής - Kostas Karamanlis. And as -λής, -τζή suffix was common in Greek society of asia minor which is also an inflectional suffix. Like in Ρίτα Αμπατζή - Rita Abatzi Abat+cı divered to Greek as Abatzi. Most of the Greeks changed their surnames but the ones who changed were generally from Aegean coastals or Istanbul. The ones from Karaman and Black Sea Region were / are proud of having asian minor background. And some might claim that they couldnt change their surnames but, Surname Law of Republic of Turkey was adopted on June 21, 1934, and Greeks moved to Greece in 1923 so they took their surnames after moving to Greece with their own choices. It was the sign of being an Anatolian Greek. As a summerize, they are proud of their surnames which shows off that they are from Mikrá Asia. @ Jason wowow ! you sound more racist. why cant you show respect to others. ( not just about this question ). EDIT: This question goes to another direction rather than surnames. Whats the point of discussing. Will governments confirm or deny when we start to eat each other. Gosh.. No need to be opressive on each other. End.

Answer 5

Mont = mountain
ano = means year
Montano or year mountain it is French,latin

Answer 6

Could be Italian or Spanish and might mean "Mountain"

Answer 7

It is either Italian or Spainish