| ![Show Contents]() Monts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of MontsWhat does the name Monts mean? The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Monts. Monts 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. The name Monts is derived from the Old French word mont, which means mountain or hill, and indicates that the original bearer lived at or near such a landmark. Early Origins of the Monts familyThe surname Monts was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat from ancient times in the seigniory of St. Jean. Early History of the Monts familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Monts research. Another 217 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1527, 1529, 1557, 1610, 1666, 1684, 1707, 1726, 1759, 1790, 1819, 1829, 1842, 1849, 1853 and 1902 are included under the topic Early Monts History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Monts Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dumont, Du Mont, du Mont, Dumonte, Du Monte, du Monte, de Mont, De Mont, De Monte, Dumond, Dumon, Dumons, Dement and many more. Early Notables of the Monts familythe Marquis of Gages; the Barons of the Grand Duchy of Hesse; Henry de Thier Du Mont (1610-1684), a notable French composer; Arsène-Jean-François Dumont (1849-1902), a French sociologist and demographer; Henri Dumont (1610-1684), a Belgian organist and composer, former organist at St. Paul's Church, Paris, France and composer of the "Messes royales"; Jean Dumont (1666-1726), a French publicist and historian, he opposed Louis XIV and absolute monarchy. He later moved to Vienna where he received appointment as historiographer...
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| Monts migration to the United States | + |
Monts Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Bartholomew Monts, who landed in Maryland in 1749 1
Monts Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Martin Monts, aged 65, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
- 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)
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