Montagu Forename

1,143,416th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Montagu Forename Definition:

A male name. the ancient and celebrated families of Montacute, Montagu, and Montague were founded by Drogo de Montacute or Mont Aigu, who came to England with the Conqueror and was granted lands in Somerset; he probably took his name from Mont Aigu near Caen.

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Montagu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
311:1,759,11854,898
England
100%
181:3,089,05133,607
United States-101:36,253,698247,090
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235

Montagu (1,539) may also be a surname.

Montagu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. the ancient and celebrated families of Montacute, Montagu, and Montague were founded by Drogo de Montacute or Mont Aigu, who came to England with the Conqueror and was granted lands in Somerset; he probably took his name from Mont Aigu near Caen. The use of Montague as a christian name is comparatively modern, and is paralleled by similar use of other names of noble families, e.g. Cecil, Russell, Dudley.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Montagu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Montagud9325/
Montagus934/
Montagut934/
Montaigu931/
Monttagus881/
Mantagu866/
Montegu861/
Mountangou821/
Mantangu801/
Mantangou751/
Mondaguio751/
Mahantagau711/
Mamtagu711/
Mantegu711/
Mahantagoud672/

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