Given name & surname · also Old French
Montague
“of the steep mountain”·“from the pointed mountain”
Montague is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “of the steep mountain” (French) and “from the pointed mountain” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Montague through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 382
- 382 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 281 as a first name in 2020; 10,346 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Montague’s family of names
In English usage, Montague has a diminutive in Monty. Montague has a related form in Montagew. Montague has a short form in Monty.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Montague
- M. R. James20th century British author, medievalist scholar and provost (1862–1936)
- Montague Druittsuspect in the Jack the Ripper murders, cricketer, barrister and schoolteacher (1857-1888)
- Montague SummersBritish writer (1880-1948)
- Montague LesslerAmerican politician (1869-1938)
- Montague BurtonBritish businessman (1885–1952)
- Montague HolbeinBritish cyclist and swimmer (1861-1944)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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