Montaño is a Spanish-language surname, related, but pronounced differently, to the Italian surname

Montano Montano in Italian, both Montano and Montaño in Spanish, is a surname. It may refer to: * Aldo Montano (fencer born 1910), Italian fencer * Aldo Montano (fencer born 1978), Italian fencer and grandson of the above fencer * Alicia Gómez Monta ...

and French surname

Montaigne Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne ( ; ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the essay as ...

. The name Montano also occurs without the "ny" sound ñ as Montano in Spain. Notable people with the surname include: * Alysia Montaño née Johnson, American track and field athlete, 800 metres national champion * Cristian Montaño, Colombian football player * Gabriela Montaño (born 1975), Bolivian physician and politician * Miguel Montaño (born 1991), Colombian footballer who plays for Seattle Sounders FC * Víctor Montaño (born 1984), Colombian football player

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