The Montano Surname
Montano Name Meaning and History
- Spanish and Portuguese: nickname or topographic name from the adjective montano ‘from the mountains’.
- Italian: topographic name from Italian montano ‘mountain’, or a habitational name from a place called Montano, in particular Montano Antilia in Salerno province, or the district of Caianello in Caserta so named.
- Italian: from the personal name Montano, from Latin montanus ‘mountain dweller’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 109 - Messages: 267
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Montano Family from Corrales, [formerly Sandoval] New Mexico |
 SONOFNM
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| Looking for Montano's | Elizabeth | 10 |
| Montano family of Italy |
ebenordms
| 0 |
| Montano's from Italy |
hmpollard
| 1 |
| Montano/Cannarili marriage cert |
hmpollard
| 0 |
| John and Petra Montano |
nelliemontano_1
| 1 |
| Obituary: Louis R. Montano |
RichardGarcia84
| 0 |
| Montano and Benevides from Lincoln & Lincoln County, NM |
lucyl42
| 0 |
| Montano's in Az | Desirae Montano | 4 |
| montano from bisbee AZ | rudy montano | 3 |
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