Family name origins & meanings
- Italian : habitational name from any of numerous places called Monteleone, notably Monteleone di Puglia in Foggia province, Monteleone Sabino in Rieti, or Monteleone di Calabria (formerly in Catanzaro), which was renamed in 1928 as Vibo Valentia. The place name is composed of the elements monte ‘mountain’ + the personal name Leone.