Montfoort Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Montfoort Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Mouth of the ford. (variant: van Amersfoort.)

Montfoort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2021:83,60013,946
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Montfoort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Mouth of the ford. (variant: van Amersfoort.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Montfoort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montfoort has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Montfoort click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montfoort? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,111,382nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Montfoort are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 83,600. In The Netherlands Montfoort is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 30 percent are found, North Brabant, where 25 percent are found and Utrecht, where 24 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Montfoort Last Name Statistics demography

Montfoort earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $36,610 USD per year.

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