Monteith Surname

50,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Monteith Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Monteith (Perthshire) = the Moor of the River Teith [Gaelic monadh, a moor]

Monteith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4811:80,8889,194
Canada1,7791:20,7112,859
England8751:63,6787,456
Scotland8531:6,276998
Jamaica5721:5,017665
Australia5061:53,3516,583
Northern Ireland4801:3,844764
New Zealand3171:14,2852,501
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Wales451:68,7676,014
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
China51:273,464,31313,838
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3721:11,9081,630
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6681:5,604830
England1281:190,43315,429
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:91,9769,439

Monteith (37) may also be a first name.

Monteith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Monteith (Perthshire) = the Moor of the River Teith [Gaelic monadh, a moor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Perthshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

"The first of this name was Walter, third son to Walter, and brother to Alexander, High Steward of Scotland, who, being made Earl of Monteith, took the surname of Monteith, which descended to all his posterity; and to show that they were originally of the stock of the Stewarts they turned the Fesse Checque to a Bend." Nisbet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the district of Monteith. Walter, son of Walter, Lord High Steward of Scotland, married the descendant of one of the old Earls of Monteith, and became Earl of Monteith in 1263; his sons Alexander, Earl of Monteith and Sir John Monteith, were the ancestors of the family.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

A location name in Perth.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Monteith Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Monteith Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Monteith occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monteith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,519th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 717,631 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Monteith are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Monteith is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 37 people.

The surname Monteith is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,481 people, or 1 in 80,888. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Monteith occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Monteith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Monteith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Monteith last name rose 821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 684 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Monteith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Monteith surname is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Monteith last name are 12.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Monteith earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning 312,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 154.74% more than the national average, earning R 605,364 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $54,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montheith9411/
Monteithe941/
Monteioth941/
Mounteith940/
Montith936/
Monteth934/
Montieth88587/
Monteath88528/
Monteeth887/
Montetth881/
Manteith880/
Monteuth880/
Montet863,077/
Montit861/
Monthieth822/
Mountaith820/
Moonteeth820/
Manteit80204/
Monthet8038/
Montest8020/
Monteyt802/
Mointet801/
Montete801/
Mountit801/
Monteet801/
Manteth801/
Montedh800/
Montouth7564/
Monthuit7542/
Monteste7518/
Manteeth751/
Montayet751/
Montette751/
Mantoeth750/
Mantieth750/
Manteath750/
Montat7156/
Mantet7153/
Monted7110/
Mantit712/
Montét711/
Montitova711/
Montout672,368/
Montaut671,252/
Mantete67228/
Montate6758/
Mantoet6751/
Manthet6718/
Mantiet675/
Montête673/
Moontid672/
Montast671/
Montigy671/
Montied671/
Montaht671/
Montesd671/
Montecz671/
Mantite671/
Monthat671/
Mantath670/

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Monteith Reference & Research

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