Given name & surname
Montez
“from Gomeric's mountain”·“of the steep mountain”·“from the pointed mountain”
Montez is a variant of Monty. In English use, Monty carries the interpretation “from Gomeric's mountain.” Montez connects to the Montague name family through Monte. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Montez is a variant of Monty. In English use, Monty carries the interpretation “from Gomeric's mountain.” Montez connects to the Montague name family through Monte. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Montez connects to the Montague name family through Monte. An origin associated with Montague is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Montez through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,942
- 3,205 boys · 737 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 110 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,813 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,813 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 110 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,495 as a first name in 2020; 9,451 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Montez’s family of names
Montez has a related form in Monte. Montez has a related form in Monty. In Greek usage, Montez as a surname is a transliteration of Μοντέζ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Montez
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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