Montgolfier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• France

Etymology of Montgolfier

The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Montgolfier. Montgolfier is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were 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.

Early Origins of the Montgolfier family

Early History of the Montgolfier family

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Montgolfier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Montgolfier, Montgolfiez, Montgolfié, Montgolfiée, Montgolfiest, Montgolfiet, Montgolfiait, Montgolfiais, Montgolfiaies, Mont Golfier, De Montgolfier, De Montgolfiez, De Montgolfié, De Montgolfiée, De Montgolfiest, De Montgolfiet, De Montgolfiait, De Montgolfiais and many more.

Early Notables of the Montgolfier family

• Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, Inventors of the hot-air balloon during the late 1700's

Migration of the Montgolfier family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bastian Mongolt settled in Philadelphia in 1751.