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Montero
An assistant at a hunt
Noallo de Arriba, Castrelo de Miño
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Trades & nicknames
An assistant at a hunt
An occupational name associated with hunting, derived from monte. It could also denote a palace office; our relatives’ occupations require records.
A trade or nickname could become hereditary and travel far beyond the person it first described. Its linguistic meaning is a clue to name formation. It is not a description of the appearance, work or character of the relatives listed here.
Name reference (opens in a new tab)Galicia · 2001
Census spelling: MONTERO · Galicia · 2001
- Rank in Galicia · 2001
- #77
- Occurrences in Galicia · 2001
- 8,671
- Share of surname occurrences
- 0.1704%
- Municipalities · 2001
- 166
This rank is shared by 2 surname spellings.
O Ribeiro · Ourense
The name around the Ribeiro · 2001
Selected municipalities, ordered by surname occurrences. The percentage is the share of all surname occurrences in each municipality.
Birthplace map| Municipality | Occurrences | Share of surname occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Ribadavia | 49 | 0.444% |
| Cartelle | 24 | 0.33% |
| Castrelo de Miño | 20 | 0.4889% |
| Cenlle | 7 | 0.2188% |
| Arnoia, A | 6 | 0.2437% |
| Beade | 6 | 0.5213% |
- people assigned this surname
- 4
- recorded birthplaces
- 2
- recorded spellings
- 1
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Manuela Montero
- Born
- Abt. 1835 · Noallo de Arriba, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1905
Recorded parents
Recorded children
Manuel Montero
- Born
- Abt. 1805 · Noallo de Arriba, Castrelo de Miño
- Died
- Abt. 1880
Recorded parents
Recorded children
Josef Montero
- Born
- Abt. 1755 · Parbon, Cartelle
- Died
- Abt. 1830
Recorded parents
Recorded children
Juan Montero
- Born
- Abt. 1725 · Parbon, Cartelle
- Died
- Abt. 1800
Recorded parents
Parents are not yet recorded.
Recorded children
Places in this branch
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Birthplaces come from individual tree records. They show where these relatives are recorded, without proving where the surname first arose.
Explore the family map| Recorded birthplace | People |
|---|---|
| Noallo de Arriba, Castrelo de Miño | 2 |
| Parbon, Cartelle | 2 |
Sources & further research
The name reference supports the linguistic explanation above. Family details come from the tree; an illustration supplies atmosphere, not evidence about an ancestor.
Dictionary of American Family Names · 2022 (opens in a new tab)Real Academia Galega · Surname guide (opens in a new tab)Our family tree · People and relationshipsO Ribeiro · Avia · Miño · Arnoia
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