La Montagne (surname)

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La Montagne or Lamontagne This surname is of French (Norman) origins but is possibly related to some surnames within Ireland and England. The word "montagne" in French translates as the word "mountain" in English. Also, there were French Huguenots who settled within the United Kingdom during the 16th and 17th centuries. Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manntáin ‘descendant of Manntán’, a personal name derived from a diminutive of manntach ‘toothless’. Notable people with the surname include:

Armand LaMontagne (born 1939), American sculptor

Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard (1889–1958), Canadian poet

Cynthia Lamontagne (born 1966), American actress

Gilles Lamontagne (born 1919), Canadian politician

Maurice Lamontagne (1917–1983), Canadian economist and politician

Noel LaMontagne (born 1977), American football player

Ovide Lamontagne (born 1957), American politician

Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), American singer-songwriter

Rene Morgan La Montagne, Sr. (1856–1910), American businessman

Rene Morgan La Montagne, Jr. (1882–19??), American polo player

Richie Lamontagne (born 1969), American boxer

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