Montalban

See also: Montalbán

English

Etymology

From Spanish Montalbán.

Proper noun

Montalban (plural Montalbans)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Montalban is the 31824^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 725 individuals. Montalban is most common among Hispanic/Latino (73.24%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.86%) individuals.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Montalban.

Proper noun

Montalban m

1. Montauban (a commune, the capital of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, Occitanie, France).

Derived terms

• montalbanès

Occitan

Proper noun

Montalban ?

1. Montauban (a city in France)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Montalbán, from monte (“mountain”), referring to the hills surrounding the municipality to the east.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /montalˈban/ [mon̪.t̪ɐlˈban̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Mon‧tal‧ban

Proper noun

Montalbán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔)

1. Montalban (a municipality in northern Rizal, Philippines; modern Rodriguez)

   Synonym: Rodriguez

Usage notes

• This is the name of the municipality from its founding until its renaming to Rodriguez in 1982. The name has since been officially restored from 2023.