Montgomery (name)

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Montgomery (also spelled Montgomerie) is a surname derived from Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery in Normandy, France.[1] Although there are many stories of its origin,[2][3][4][5] an old theory explains that the name is a corruption of "Gomer's Mount" or "Gomer's Hill" (Latin: Mons Gomeris), any of a number of hills in Europe named in attribution to the biblical patriarch Gomer,[2] but it does not explain the final -y or -ie (the phonetical evolution would have been *Montgomer(s), *Montgomier) and it does not correspond to the old mentions of the place name Montgommery in Normandy: Monte Gomeri in 1032–1035, de Monte Gomerico in 1040 and de Monte Gumbri in 1046–1048.[6] More relevant is the explanation by the Germanic first name Gumarik,[7] a compound of guma "man" (see bridegroom) and rik "powerful", that regularly gives the final -ry (-ri) in the French first names and surnames (as in Thierry, Amaury, Henry, etc.). Moreover, the name is still used as a surname in France as Gommery,[8] from the older first name Gomeri.[9]

The earliest known person to be styled with the name is Roger de Montgomerie, found in a contemporary document as father of the 11th century Norman nobleman, Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, who owned the village of Montgommery, today in the Calvados département. Alternatively, a Hugh de Montgomery is given as the earl's father by a Norman chronicler writing in the next generation and some have hypothesized an error whereby Hugh is actually father of the elder Roger.

The original family Counts de Montgomerie were prominent in early Anglo-Norman England and gave their name to Montgomeryshire in neighbouring Wales. In some cases, the surname of modern Montgomerys is probably derived from this Welsh place name[10] (the Scottish Montgomerys for example).[11] Seventeen counties in the United States of America as well as districts, neighbourhoods and streets around the world, have been named for people named Montgomery.

Montgomery may refer to:

Surname[]

Family[]

A[]

B[]

C[]

D[]

E[]

  • Earl Montgomery (1894–1966), American film director
  • Edmund Montgomery (1835–1911), Scottish-American philosopher
  • Edward Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • E. J. Montgomery (born 1999), American basketball player
  • Eleanor Montgomery (1946–2013), American high jumper
  • Elizabeth Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

F[]

G[]

H[]

  • Henry Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Howard Montgomery (1916–1980), American football and basketball player
  • Hugh Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

J[]

  • Jack Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Janet Montgomery (born 1985), British actress
  • James Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jeff Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jerry Montgomery (born 1979), American football player and coach
  • Jessie Montgomery, American composer
  • Jessie Montgomery (Exeter), education and suffrage activist
  • Jim Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joe Montgomery (born 1976), American football player
  • Joe D. Montgomery (1918–2013), American politician and educator
  • John Montgomerie (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jon Montgomery (born 1979), Canadian skeleton racer
  • Jordan Montgomery (born 1992), American baseball player
  • Joseph Montgomery (1733–1794), American minister

K[]

L[]

M[]

  • Marion Montgomery (1934–2002), American jazz singer
  • Marjorie Montgomery (1912–1991), American dancer and fashion designer
  • Mary Montgomery (1956–2017), American swimmer
  • Matthew Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mike Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Milton Montgomery (1825–1897), American army officer
  • Monty Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

N[]

  • Nicholas Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Nick Montgomery (born 1981), British footballer

O[]

P[]

R[]

  • R. A. Montgomery (1936–2014), American author
  • Ray Montgomerie (born 1961), Scottish footballer
  • Ray Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Richard Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Montgomerie (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Roger Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ruth Montgomery (1912–2001), American journalist
  • Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born 1977), Royce da 5'9" American rapper and songwriter

S[]

T[]

V[]

W[]

  • Wes Montgomery (1923–1968), American jazz guitarist
  • William Montgomerie (1797–1856), Scottish military surgeon with East India Company in Singapore
  • William Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

Z[]

Middle name[]

Given name[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Mr. Burns (C. Montgomery Burns), character from The Simpsons
  • Addison Montgomery, character on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
  • Aria Montgomery, character on Pretty Little Liars
  • Bianca Montgomery, character on All My Children
  • Montgomery “Monty” de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
  • Montgomery Fiske, character on the Disney animated series Kim Possible
  • Jackson Montgomery, character on All My Children
  • James "Hunter" Montgomery, character in the television series Queer as Folk
  • Layton T. Montgomery, a lawyer and secondary antagonist in Dreamworks Animation film Bee Movie, portrayed by John Goodman
  • Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon, character in the Ninjago TV series and THe Lego Ninjago Movie
  • Lightning McQueen (original name: Monty McQueen), the main protagonist from the Cars franchise, voiced by Owen Wilson
  • Madison Montgomery, character on the third season of FX's American Horror Story portrayed by Emma Roberts
  • Montgomery Montgomery, character from A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
  • Montgomery Moose, character from the animated series The Get Along Gang
  • Nora Montgomery, character on the first season of FX's American Horror Story portrayed by Lily Rabe
  • Scotty (Star Trek) (Montgomery Scott), character on Star Trek portrayed by James Doohan and Simon Pegg

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References[]

  1. ^ David Dobson. The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America. Baltomore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003 p. 108.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Clemens, William Montgomery (October 1916) [1916], "ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF MONTGOMERY", The Montgomery Family Magazine
  3. ^ "Montgomery Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Montgomery Family Crest and Name History". HouseofNames.com. Swyrich. Retrieved April 24, 2012. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  5. ^ "Last name: Montgomery". The Internet Surname Database. Name Origin Research. Retrieved April 24, 2012. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  6. ^ Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France, Librairie Droz, 1998, p. 1668, n° 29164 [1]
  7. ^ Albert Dauzat, Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Librairie Guénégaud, Paris, 1979, ISBN 2-85023-076-6, p. 470b
  8. ^ Géopatronyme : repartition of births with the surname Gommery in France [2]
  9. ^ Nègre, 1663
  10. ^ Hey, David (2000). Family Names and Family History. Hambledon Continuum. p. 46. ISBN 1 85285 255 0.
  11. ^ Barrow, GWS (1973). The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society From the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 334.
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