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The surname Monttaigou is a topographic surname, which was 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 Monttaigou is derived from the Old French words mont, meaning mountain, and agu, meaning pointed or sharp, and indicates that the original bearer lived near or at a mountain with a pointed peak.
The surname Monttaigou was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this very famous family has been traced from very early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Monttaigou research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1192, 1297, 1308, 1314, 1363, 1381, 1409 and 1470 are included under the topic Early Monttaigou History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Montaigu, Montaigue, Montaigues, Montaigou, Montaigoue, Montaigoues, Montaigoux, Montaigous, Montaigout, Montaigoud, Monttaigu, Monttaigue, Monttaigues, Monttaigou, Monttaigoue, Monttaigoues, Monttaigoux, Monttaigous, Monttaigout, Monttaigoud, Montagu, de Montaigu and many more.
Notable amongst the family at this time was Jean de Montaigu (1363-1409), an advisor to Charles V and Charles VI of France, made a career at the royal court, rising to become Charles VI's primary Master of the Household, duke...
Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Monttaigou Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Major Montaigue who settled in San Francisco during the gold rush in 1850; Elizabeth Montague settled in Maryland in 1737; William Montague settled in Philadelphia in 1848..