# Montague (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/montague/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French, variant of Montagu.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,258 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,209 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,425 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (10,720 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɒntəɡjuː/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Montague in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Montague in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Montague

- Richard Montague, American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971)
- William Pepperell Montague, American philosopher (1873-1953)
- Monte Montague, actor (1891-1959)
- Andrew Jackson Montague, American politician (1862-1937)
- Lee Montague, British actor (1927–2025)

## Similar surnames

Montag, Montgomery, Montes, Montez, Montejano, Montesinos, Montejo, Montagna, Montz, Montesino, Montesano, Monteagudo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.