Montemurro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Montemurro.

Proper noun

Montemurro (plural Montemurros)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Montemurro is the 35912^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 625 individuals. Montemurro is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Montemurro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mōns (“mountain, mount”) + *murrum (“muzzle, snout; rocky mass, mound, hillock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmon.teˈmur.ro/
• Rhymes: -urro
• Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧mùr‧ro

Proper noun

Montemurro f

1. A town in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Derived terms

• montemurrese

Proper noun

Montemurro m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025