Montague Forename

221,982nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,264 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Montague 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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Montague Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England
100%
5261:105,7093,955
United States
100%
4021:901,83319,553
South Africa
97%
 
1271:429,39121,562
Bahamas-611:6,547958
Ireland
94%
 
201:232,1764,019
Canada
100%
191:1,743,86227,512
Guyana
100%
191:40,1724,023
Zimbabwe
100%
151:1,028,25436,015
Israel
87%
 
131:646,37811,150
Scotland
100%
131:411,5675,527
Wales
100%
91:343,8125,087
Brazil
100%
71:30,605,165257,261
Switzerland-61:1,368,91614,223
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487

Montague (24,113) may also be a surname.

Montague 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

Montague Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monteague941/
Montaguey941/
Mountague941/
Mountangue89803/
Montaque88127/
Montagve882/
Montagui882/
Montacue881/
Montag8633/
Montauk802/
Mountag801/
Manteangue781/
Montogui7512/
Montoque751/
Mountake751/
Mountagh751/
Mantag7164/
Momtag7133/
Montak7122/
Montaghbi7112/
Montog713/
Montac712/
Mondaguio711/
Montax711/
Mantake6738/
Montoke677/
Mountak674/
Mantagk673/
Monteik672/
Mantaqe671/
Mmantag671/
Moomtag671/
Mantayg671/
Mahntag671/
Mointak671/
Moontak671/
Montaik671/

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