Montijo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Montijo. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Proper noun

Montijo (plural Montijos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Montijo is the 10663^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3000 individuals. Montijo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Montijo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 614.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈt͡ʃi.ʒu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈt͡ʃi.ʒu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈt͡ʃi.ʒo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈti.ʒu/

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Montijo m

1. A city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal

   Synonym: (until 1930) Aldeia Galega de Ribatejo

Related terms

• montijense