# Montgomery (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/montgomery/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 115,953 |
| US rank (2010) | 263 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,663 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (112,144 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məntˈɡʌm(ə)ɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Montgomerie |

## Etymology

From a Norman surname, from a place in Normandy (Old French for "Gomeric's hill"). Gumaric was a Germanic personal name composed of *gumô (“man”) and *rīks (“ruler”) (whence the modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery or the Galician placename Gomariz).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Montgomery 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) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Montgomery in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Montgomery

- Bernard Montgomery, British Army officer (1887–1976)
- Dacre Montgomery, Australian actor (born 1994)
- Robert Montgomery, American actor (1904-1981)
- Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (1933–1995)
- Wes Montgomery, American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)
- Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress (born 1972)
- Janet Montgomery, British actress
- Tim Montgomery, American sprinter
- Anthony Montgomery, American actor and musician
- Jim Montgomery, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
- George Montgomery, American actor (1916–2000)
- Douglass Montgomery, American actor (1907-1966)

and 24 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Montes, Montague, Montez, Montejano, Montijo, Montag, 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.