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Where did the Spanish Montelli family come from? What is the Spanish Montelli family crest and coat of arms? When did the Montelli family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Montelli family history?Noble surnames, such as Montelli, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montelli, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Montelli family originally lived in a mountainous region of that province. This local name was originally derived from the Spanish word monte, which means hill or wooded upland.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Montoya, de Montoya, Monte, Montes, de Montes, Móntez, Montez, Montero, Monteros, de los Monteros, Montecillo, Montejo, de Montejo, Mont, Montaña, Montana, Montaño and many more.
First found in the Basque region of northern Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Montelli research. Another 387 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 128 and 1289 are included under the topic Early Montelli History in all our PDF Extended History products.
Another 161 words(12 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Montelli Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco de Montejo (1479-1548), who voyaged to America with Pedrárias Dávila. He later accompanied Hernán Cortés to Mexico, and became Governor of Veracruz. Other early migrants to the New World included Pedro de los Monteros, who sailed to America in 1513.
The Montelli Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Montelli Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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