Montgomery or Montgomerie is a surname from a place name in Normandy. Although there are many stories of its origin, an old theory explains that the name is a corruption of "Gomer's Mount" or "Gomer's Hill" (Latin: Mons Gomeris), any of a number of hills in Europe named in attribution to the biblical patriarch Gomer, but it does not explain the final -y or -ie (the phonetical evolution would have been *Montgomers) and it does not correspond to the old mentions of the place name Montgommery in Normandie : Monte Gomeri in 1032 - 1035, de Monte Gomerico in 1040 and de Monte Gumbri in 1046 - 1048. More relevant is the explanation by the Germanic first name Gumarik, a compound of guma "man" (see bridegroom) and rik "powerful", that regularly gives the final -ry (-ri) in the French first names and surnames (Thierry, Amaury, Henry, etc.). Moreover, the name is still used as a surname in France as Gommery, from the older first name Gomeri.
The earliest known person to be styled with the name is Roger de Montgomerie, found in a contemporary document as father of the 11th century Norman nobleman, Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury who owned the village of Montgommery, today in the Calvados département. Alternatively, a Hugh de Montgomery is given as the earl's father by a Norman chronicler writing in the next generation and some have hypothesized an error whereby Hugh is actually father of the elder Roger.
The original family were prominent in early Anglo-Norman England and gave their name to Montgomeryshire, in neighbouring Wales. In some cases, the surname of modern Montgomerys is probably derived from this Welsh place name (the Scottish Montgomerys for example). Seventeen counties in the United States of America as well as districts, neighbourhoods and streets around the world, have been named for people named Montgomery.
It may refer to:
In science and humanities
David Montgomery (historian), professor at Yale University
David R. Montgomery, American geologist
Hugh Montgomery (mathematician), American mathematician
Peter Montgomery (mathematician), American mathematician
Hugh E. Montgomery (physicist), American and British physicist
Chris Montgomery, multimedia programmer
William Allen Montgomery (1829-1905) was an American lawyer, planter and Baptist minister.
In arts and entertainment
Alexander Montgomerie, poet in the court of James VI of Scotland
Anthony Montgomery, American actor best known for his role as Ensign Travis Mayweather on Star Trek: Enterprise
David C. Montgomery (21 April 1870 − 20 April 1917), an American actor and dancer, the partner of Fred Stone.
Little Brother Montgomery (Eurreal Wilford Montgomery), American jazz and blues pianist and singer
Ed Montgomery (musician), (born 1952), American gospel musician and pastor on Abundant Life Cathedral in Houston, Texas
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress, best known for her role as Samantha Stephens on Bewitched
Flora Montgomery, British actress
Florence Montgomery, English novelist and children's writer
Janet Montgomery, British actress
Front Montgomery, Thai and American drama and comedy actress and model
Josh Montgomery, American guitarist
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author
Marion Montgomery, American jazz singer
Marjorie Montgomery, child actress, dancer, and fashion designer
Poppy Montgomery, Australian actor best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace
R. A. Montgomery, American author of some of the Choose Your Own Adventure interactive books
Robert Montgomery (actor), American actor, former president of the Screen Actor's Guild, father of Elizabeth Montgomery
Wes Montgomery, African-American jazz guitarist
Anne Montgomery, American sportscaster and sports official
Bill Montgomery (cricketer), English athlete
Bob Montgomery (baseball), American athlete, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
Colin Montgomerie, Scottish professional golfer
Eleanor Montgomery, American high jumper
George Montgomery (basketball), former American professional basketball player
Jeff Montgomery (baseball), American athlete, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
Jim Montgomery (swimmer), American athlete, first man to break the 50-second barrier in the 100 meter freestyle
Jon Montgomery, Canadian skeleton racer
Nick Montgomery, British footballer for Sheffield United F.C.
Percy Montgomery, South African rugby union player
Ray Montgomerie, Scottish footballer
Richard Montgomerie, Sussex and Northants cricketer
Stan Montgomery, English footballer
Tim Montgomery, American athlete, former 100m WR holder
Alexander Montgomery (died 1785), Irish politician
Edward William Montgomery, Canadian politician
Gillespie V. Montgomery, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi, 1967–1997
Harold Montgomery, American politician
Jack Montgomery (Louisiana politician), born 1936
Joe D. Montgomery, American politician and educator
William Montgomery (New Zealand politician) (1821–1914), Member of the Legislative Council
William Montgomery, Jr. (1866–1958), Member of the New Zealand Parliament
Zachariah Montgomery, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General
Field Marshal Archibald Armar Montgomery-Massingberd, British Army officer of Second Boer War and World War I, Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1933–1936
Arnulf of Montgomery, son of Roger de Montgomerie
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British Army officer and a major commander of the allied forces during the Second World War, Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1946–1948
Dabney Montgomery (1923-2016) member of the Tuskegee Airmen and United States Air Force soldier
Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, captain of the Scots Guards (Garde Écossaise), who accidentally killed Henry II of France in a joust
Gustaf Adolf Montgomery, Finnish colonel who served in the Finnish War
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, son of Roger de Montgomerie
Hugh Montgomery (Royal Marines officer), cricketer and military officer killed on Bloody Sunday
John B. Montgomery, officer in the United States Navy
Lemuel P. Montgomery, officer who died at the 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend; namesake of Montgomery County, Alabama
Richard Montgomery, Irish-born American major general, killed leading an attack on Quebec during the American Revolution
Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, counselor to William the Conqueror
Thomas George Montgomerie, British Army officer and geographer in India
Charles Montgomery (writer), (born 1968) is an award-winning Canadian writer and photojournalist
David Montgomery (newspaper executive), British businessman
George Thomas Montgomery, first American-born Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles
Henry Montgomery (bishop), (3 October 1847, Cawnpore – 25 November 1932) an Anglican cleric and writer
Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery
Hugh Montgomery (sea captain) (?–1780), American sea captain of Nancy at the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
James Montgomery, (4 November 1771 - 30 April 1854), British editor, hymnwriter, and poet
John Montgomery (pioneer), namesake of Montgomery County, Tennessee
John Joseph Montgomery, American aviation pioneer
Matthew Scott Montgomery, American actor
Robert Montgomery (administrator) (1809-1887), a British colonial administrator in India
Roger Montgomery, American architect, urban designer, planner, and educator
Seton Montolieu Montgomerie, brother of the 13th Earl of Eglinton
Viva Seton Montgomerie, author and socialite
Addison Montgomery, character on ABC's Grey's Anatomy" & "Private Practice"
Aria Montgomery, character on Pretty Little Liars
Mike Montgomery, character on Pretty Little Liars
Bianca Montgomery, character on All My Children
Jackson Montgomery, character on All My Children
James "Hunter" Montgomery, character in the television series Queer as Folk
Teddy Montgomery, character on 90210
Gregory Clifford Montgomery or Greg, one of the main characters from Dharma & Greg
Captain Roy Montgomery, character on Castle
Charles Montgomery, character on the first season of FX's American Horror Story portrayed by Matt Ross
Nora Montgomery, character on the first season of FX's American Horror Story portrayed by Lily Rabe
Madison Montgomery, character on the third season of FX's American Horror Story portrayed by Emma Roberts
Montgomery Atwater, American avalanche researcher, forester, skier, and author
Montgomery Bell, American manufacturing entrepreneur
Montgomery P. Berry, American commander and politician
Montgomery Blair, American politician and lawyer, the 20th United States Postmaster General of the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln
Montgomery Clift, American film and stage actor
Montgomery Dent Corse, American banker, gold prospector, and soldier who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
Montgomery Kaluhiokalani, Hawaii-born surfer
Montgomery Knight, American aeronautical engineer who specialized in rotary-wing aircraft
Montgomery Oliver Koelsch, United States federal judge
Montgomery McFate, American cultural anthropologist, a defense and national security analyst
Montgomery C. Meigs, United States Army officer, civil engineer, and Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War
Montgomery C. Meigs, Jr., American civil engineer, son of Montgomery C. Meigs
Montgomery Meigs (born 1945), former United States Army General, the great-great-great grandnephew of Montgomery C. Meigs
B. Montgomery Pettitt, American chemist
Montgomery Pittman, American television director
Montgomery Schuyler, American architect, newspaper journalist and critic
Montgomery Sicard, officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War
Montgomery Slatkin, American biologist
Montgomery Steele (Monty Petrick), Canadian country music artist
Montgomery M. Taylor, admiral in the United States Navy, grandson of Montgomery C. Meigs
Montgomery Tully, Irish film director
Montgomery Wilson, Canadian figure skater
Montgomery Wood, other name of an Italian actor Giuliano Gemma
Fictional
Montgomery Montgomery, character from A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Mr. Burns (C. Montgomery Burns), character from The Simpsons
Montgomery Scott ("Scotty"), character in the Star Trek
Montgomery Moose, a character from the animated series The Get Along Gang
Montgomery Fiske, character on the Disney animated series Kim Possible
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