Montell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Montell family

The surname Montell was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Montell family

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Montell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Monhault, Monholt, Monhalt, Monhold, Manhold, Manholt, Manhault, Monthald, Monhaut, Monhaunt, Monthall, Montall, Montal, Manhalt, Monthole, Mondold and many more.

Early Notables of the Montell family

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Migration of the Montell family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Montell (post 1700) +

William A. Montell, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908 1
Marcia Alejandra Garbey Montell (1949-2024), Cuban competitor in the women's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html