Monteiro

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English

Proper noun

Monteiro (plural Monteiros)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Monteiro is the 5036^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6965 individuals. Monteiro is most common among White (54.86%) and Black/African American (27.81%) individuals.

Anagrams

Monte Rio, motioner, remotion

Portuguese

Etymology

From monteiro (“gamekeeper”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈte(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈte(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈte.ɾu/

Homophone: monteiro
Hyphenation: Mon‧tei‧ro

Proper noun

Monteiro

a surname originating as an occupation

References

^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho

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