Monteiro
English
Proper noun
Monteiro (plural Monteiros)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Monteiro is the 5036th 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
Portuguese
Etymology
From monteiro (“gamekeeper”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõˈte(j).ɾu/ [mõˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mõˈte(j).ɾo/ [mõˈte(ɪ̯).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