Mountague Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mountague Surname Definition:

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

Mountague Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mountague 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

Mountague Last Name Facts

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

Mountague is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mountague click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mountague? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mountague is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Mountague live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Mountague is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 47 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 32 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Mountague Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mountague has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mountague surname increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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