Montresor Surname

134,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Montresor Surname Definition:

A family of French origin and traced back to the year 1486. Two centuries later, at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, a branch settled in England.

Montresor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8561:21,4133,722
France2841:233,88336,253
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Montrésor (4) are calculated separately.

Montresor (69) may also be a first name.

Montresor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A family of French origin and traced back to the year 1486. Two centuries later, at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, a branch settled in England.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Montresor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montresor occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Montrésor. For other possible spellings of Montresor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montresor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Montresor is the 134,646th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,179,942 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Montresor are found; 85 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 85 percent are found in Italic Europe. Montresor is also the 1,171,416th most widely held given name globally It is held by 69 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 2,856 people, or 1 in 21,413. In Italy Montresor is most frequent in: Veneto, where 89 percent live, Lombardy, where 8 percent live and Lazio, where 1 percent live. Beside Italy this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Montresor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Montresor has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Montresor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Montresor last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Montresor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.46% less than the national average, earning €21,785 per year and in United States they earn 27.71% more than the national average, earning $55,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montrésor964/
Montressor9565/
Montriesor950/
Montrezor89248/
Montresar891/
Mantresor891/
Montrossor841/
Montrezzor841/
Montrezar782/
Montrézor781/
Montrisart742/
Montrichard60525/

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