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Demonte Family Crest
Demonte Family Crest
Demonte

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Where did the French Demonte family come from? What is the French Demonte family crest and coat of arms? When did the Demonte family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Demonte family history?

The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Demonte. Demonte is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Demonte is derived from the Old French word mont, which means mountain or hill, and indicates that the original bearer lived at or near such a landmark.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dumont, Du Mont, du Mont, Dumonte, Du Monte, du Monte, de Mont, De Mont, De Monte, Dumond, Dumon and many more.

First found in Burgundy, where the family held a family seat from ancient times in the seigniory of St. Jean.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Demonte research. Another 290 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1527, 1529, 1557, 1610, 1666, 1684, 1707, 1726, 1759, 1790, 1819, 1829, 1842, 1849, and 1853 are included under the topic Early Demonte History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 154 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Demonte Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Diego DeMonte, who settled in Cartagena in 1535

Demonte Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Diego DeMonte, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835

Demonte Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • J. Demonte, who settled in Alaska in 1918

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The Demonte Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Demonte Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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