Montes (surname)

Montes is a toponymic surname. In Spanish, the word means "hills" 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
• Carlos Montes (21st century), American activist
• Conchita Montes (1914–1994), Spanish film actress
• Elias Bladimir Montes (born 1973), Salvadoran football (soccer) player
• Eugenio Montes (1900-1982), Spanish politician and writer
• Francisco Montes Reina (1804–1851), Spanish bullfighter
• Gustavo Vázquez Montes (1962–2005), Mexican politician
• Ismael Montes (1861–1933), Bolivian general and political figure
• Ingrid del Carmen Montes González (born 1985), Chemistry Professor and Director-at-large at ACS
• Jorge García Montes (1896–1982), Cuban lawyer and politician
• José Francisco Montes (19th century), President of Honduras
• Juan Alberto Montes (1902–1986), Argentinian historian
• Julio Montes Taracena
• Luis Montes (born 1986), Mexican footballer
• Miguel Montes (born 1980), Salvadoran footballer
• Pablo Montes (athlete) (born 1945), 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
• Virginia "Ginny" Montes (1943–1994), civil rights activist and feminist
• Yolanda "Tongolele" Montes (born 1932), exotic dancer and actress