Monteforte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Monteforte.

Proper noun

Monteforte (plural Montefortes)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Monteforte is the 35345^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. Monteforte is most common among White (94.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Monteforte”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 612.

Italian

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places called Monteforte, from monte (“mountain, mount”) +‎ forte (“strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmon.teˈfɔr.te/
• Rhymes: -ɔrte
• Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧fòr‧te

Proper noun

Monteforte m or f by sense

1. a surname