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Early Origins of the Mont family

The surname Mont was first found in Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Mont family

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Mont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mount, Mont and others.

Early Notables of the Mont family

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United States Mont migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mont Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Alex Mont, who landed in Virginia in 1658 1
Mont Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Charle Mont, who arrived in New York, NY in 1763 1
Mont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Abraham Mont, aged 43, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1875 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Mont (post 1700) +

  • Mrs. W. Mont Ferry, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1924 2
  • Mont Justeson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1964 3


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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