Del Monte (surname)

del Monte is a topographic byname/surname^[1] literally meaning "from the mountains/mountain".. Notable people with the name include:

• Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte (died 1533), Italian bishop and cardinal
• Bryan Del Monte, U.S. Department of Defense deputy director
• Deodat del Monte (1582–1624), Flemish painter, architect, engineer, astronomer
• Domingo del Monte (1804–1853), Cuban writer
• Fabrizio del Monte (born 1980), Italian racing driver
• Francesco Maria del Monte (1549–1627), Italian cardinal
• Guidobaldo del Monte (1545–1607), Italian mathematician, philosopher and astronomer
• Ishmael Del'Monte, Bridge player
• Innocenzo Ciocchi Del Monte (c. 1532–1577), Italian cardinal
• María del Monte (born 1962), Spanish singer and TV and radio hostess
• Pietro del Monte (c. 1400 – 1457) Italian jurist, canonist and humanist
• Peter Del Monte (1943–2021), Italian film director and screenwriter
• Ryan Del Monte (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Virginia Bourbon del Monte (1899–1945), Italian princess

See also

• Delmonte, surname
• Delmont (surname)

References

1. Iris Shagrir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", In Laudem Hierosolymitani (Shagrir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59; p.55