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The Montaigne surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 143 people carried this name — #120,901 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 135 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Montaigne surname

A surname from French, equivalent to English Mountain.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary — entry «Montaigne» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 494 people named Montaigne.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Nord 213
Manche 97
Pas-de-Calais 53
Paris 21
Puy-de-Dôme 20
Oise 12
Seine-et-Marne 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 11

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Montaigne is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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