The surname Montgomery
A French place surname, carried by 115,953 people in the United States.
Pronounced /məntˈɡʌm(ə)ɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex M532 Also a first name
Origin
French origin
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).
Montgomery is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
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 115,953 people named Montgomery in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,663 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 112,144.
Who is named Montgomery
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
68% of people named Montgomery identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 68%
- Black (not Hispanic) 26%
- Two or more races 2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Famous Montgomerys
36 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bernard MontgomeryBritish Army officer (1887–1976)
- Dacre MontgomeryAustralian actor (born 1994)
- Robert MontgomeryAmerican actor (1904-1981)
- Elizabeth MontgomeryAmerican actress (1933–1995)
- Wes MontgomeryAmerican jazz guitarist (1923–1968)
- Poppy MontgomeryAustralian actress (born 1972)
- Janet MontgomeryBritish actress, born 1985
- Tim MontgomeryAmerican sprinter, born 1975
- Anthony MontgomeryAmerican actor and musician, born 1971
- Jim MontgomeryAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1955
- George MontgomeryAmerican actor (1916–2000)
- Douglass MontgomeryAmerican actor (1907-1966)
Notable Montgomerys come mostly from the United States (31), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (2).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Montgomery come from?
- 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).
- How common is the surname Montgomery?
- 115,953 people in the United States had the surname Montgomery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,663 Americans. It ranked 263rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Montgomery?
- In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Montgomery identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Montgomery?
- Bernard Montgomery, British Army officer (1887–1976), followed by Dacre Montgomery.
- Where is the surname Montgomery most common?
- Wikidata records people named Montgomery in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
- How do you pronounce Montgomery?
- Montgomery is /məntˈɡʌm(ə)ɹi/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Montgomery?
- Montgomery is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Montgomery getting more or less common?
- More common. 112,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 115,953 in 2010, up 3.4%.
- What are other spellings of Montgomery?
- Montgomerie.
- Is Montgomery also a first name?
- Yes. Montgomery 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.