The montesano Surname
montesano Name Meaning and History
- Southern Italian: habitational name from Montesano Salentino in Lecce province or Montesano sulla Marcellana in Salerno province, so named from monte ‘mountain’ + sano ‘healthy’.
- Possibly also Spanish: habitational name for someone from Montesa in Valencia province, from an adjectival form of the place name. However, the American surname appears to be predominantly of Italian origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Montesano, Patanella, and Nasca Families from Cerda, Sicily - Settled in Mt. Morris, Rochester, and Buffalo NY area |
 Jmontesano1
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| Searching for Valerie Ann Ford Montesano |
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| Any Relative in Polena, Italy? | Jennie Montesano Cacciatore | 1 |
| Samuel Montesano Born Jan 30, 1886 from Cerd, Sicily abt 1903 |
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| JamesJ. Montesano Wife Celia(Falcaro)Deid Hardman | Joyann( Abernathy)Holman | 4 |
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