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    The surname Montague

    A French surname, carried by 11,258 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɒntəɡjuː/ 3 syllables Soundex M532 Also a first name

    Montague: #3,209 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Montague #3,209, 11,258 people Montague: #3,209 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Montague #3,209, 11,258 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Montague is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    A surname from Old French, variant of Montagu.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,258 people named Montague in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,425 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,720.

    #3,209
    rank among US surnames
    11,258
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,100)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,200Burdette11,28427,361
    #3,201Villagomez11,28227,366
    #3,202Apodaca11,28027,371
    #3,203Royer11,27927,373
    #3,204Colby11,27827,376
    #3,205Daily11,27627,381
    #3,206Hammons11,27327,388

    Who is named Montague

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Montague identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Montagues

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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)

    Notable Montagues come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Montague

    Montague has the Soundex code M532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M532.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Montague come from?
    Montague is French in origin.
    How common is the surname Montague?
    11,258 people in the United States had the surname Montague in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,425 Americans. It ranked 3,209th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Montague?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Montague identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Montague?
    Richard Montague, American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971), followed by William Pepperell Montague.
    Where is the surname Montague most common?
    Wikidata records people named Montague in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Montague?
    Montague is /ˈmɒntəɡjuː/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Montague getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,258 in 2010, up 5.0%.
    Is Montague also a first name?
    Yes. Montague is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.