Montemayor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Montemayor family

The surname Montemayor was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris at Siene-et-Oise and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility including the Dukes of Montmorency. the Princes of Monmorency, Counts de Logny, Viscount Roulers.

Early History of the Montemayor family

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Montemayor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Montmorency, Monmorency, Montemuran, Munmorency and others.

Early Notables of the Montemayor family

Notable amongst the family was François Henri de Montmorency Bouteville, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg, commonly known as Luxembourg (1628-1695), and nicknamed "The Upholsterer of Notre-Dame" (Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame), a French general and Marshal of France. A comrade and successor of the Great Condé, he was one of the most accomplished military commanders...
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Montemayor Ranking

In the United States, the name Montemayor is the 4,686^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Montemayor migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Montemayor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego De Montemayor, who landed in New Spain in 1848 2
Marina De Montemayor, who arrived in New Spain in 1876 2
Alonso De Montemayor, who arrived in Guatemala in 1877 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Montemayor (post 1700) +

Tim "Monty" Montemayor (b. 1973), American sports talk radio host
Felipe Montemayor (b. 1928), former American Major League Baseball outfielder
Paul Montemayor, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1972 3
Joe A. Montemayor, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 127th District, 2008, 2010 3
Alicia Pietri Montemayor (1923-2011), wife of Venezuelan president Rafael Caldera
Rhoda Montemayor (b. 1979), British actress and dancer
Carlos Montemayor (1947-2010), Mexican novelist, poet, essayist, and literary critic

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, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html