Montaigu Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Montaigu Surname Definition:

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Montagud. Montaigu; a local name

Montaigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3851:172,52726,869
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Montaigu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, de Montagud. Montaigu; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Montaigu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Montaigu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Montaigu is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Montaigu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 714,947th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Montaigu are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 172,527. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 27 percent live, Grand Est, where 24 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Montaigu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Montaigu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Montaigu Last Name Statistics demography

Montaigu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.71% less than the national average, earning $13,500 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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