About Montiel
The surname Montiel is of Spanish origin and is derived from the word "monte," meaning "mountain" in Spanish. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place named Montiel or lived near a mountainous area. Surnames often originated from a person's occupation, location, or descriptive characteristics, and Montiel specifically refers to someone associated with mountains or living in a mountainous region.
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The surname Montiel is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Montiel based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Montiel is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Montiel in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Montiel using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.