Montes is a toponymic surname. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means places related to "hills" and "mountains" and there are several locations with this name.
The surname may refer to:
Ana Montes (born 1957), Cuban spy Andrés Montes (1955–2009), Spanish sports commentator C. J. Montes (born 2002), American football player Carlos Montes (21st century), American activist César Montes (born 1997), Mexican football player Conchita Montes (1914–1994), Spanish film actress David Ginesta Montes (born 1987), Spanish handball coach and for player Elias Bladimir Montes (born 1973), Salvadoran football (soccer) player Eugenio Montes (1900-1982), Spanish politician and writer Francisco Montes Reina (1804–1851), Spanish bullfighter Gala Montes (born 2000), Mexican actress and singer Gustavo Vázquez Montes (1962–2005), Mexican politician Ingrid del Carmen Montes González (born 1985), Chemistry Professor and Director-at-large at ACS Ismael Montes (1861–1933), Bolivian general and political figure Jorge García Montes (1896–1982), Cuban lawyer and politician José Francisco Montes (19th century), President of Honduras Juan Alberto Montes (1902–1986), Argentinian historian Julia Montes (born 1995), Filipina actress and model Julio Montes Taracena (1915–1997), Guatemalan farmer and scouting leader Lina Montes (1923–1984), Cuban actress Lola Montes (dancer) (1918–2008), Spanish dancer Lola Montes (singer) (1898–1983), Spanish singer Luis Montes (born 1986), Mexican footballer Miguel Montes (born 1980), Salvadoran footballer Pablo Montes (athlete) (1945–2008), former Cuban sprinter Ricardo Ernesto Montes i Bradley (1905–1976), Argentine non-fiction writer Segundo Montes (1933–1989), scholar, philosopher, educator, sociologist and Jesuit priest Verónica Montes (born 1990), Peruvian actress Virginia "Ginny" Montes (1943–1994), civil rights activist and feminist Yolanda "Tongolele" Montes (1932–2025), exotic dancer and actress
See also
Montes-Bradley