Mounts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mounts family

The surname Mounts 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 Mounts family

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Mounts Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Mounts family

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Mounts Ranking

In the United States, the name Mounts is the 7,812^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Mounts migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mounts Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Christopher Mounts, who arrived in Maryland in 1666-1750 2
Hector Mounts, who landed in Maryland in 1675-1677 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mounts (post 1700) +

Enoch Arden Mounts (1917-2003), American NASCAR Grand National Series driver
Paul Mounts, American colorist in the comics industry, known for his work on the Fantastic Four, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Ultimates
William Mounts, American politician, Postmaster at Columbus, Indiana, 1841-44 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html