Find out how popular the last name Lamontagne is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lamontagne.

Lamontagne, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lamontagne surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lamontagne in America

Lamontagne is the 9211th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lamontagne surname appeared 3,539 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lamontagne.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lamontagne to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lamontagne

The surname Lamontagne has its origins in France, tracing back to the medieval period. It is a locational name derived from the French words "la" meaning "the" and "montagne" meaning "mountain," referring to someone who lived near or on a mountain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Fors de Béarn, a legal text from the 13th century, where a person named Arnaud de Lamontagne is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time.

During the Middle Ages, the Lamontagne family was present in various regions of France, particularly in the central and southern areas. The name appears in historical records from places like Auvergne, Limousin, and Languedoc, where it was often associated with small villages or hamlets situated near mountainous terrain.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Jean de Lamontagne served as a prominent magistrate in the city of Toulouse. His name is inscribed on several legal documents from that time period.

Another early record of the Lamontagne name can be found in the Livre de la Taille of 1292, a tax record from the city of Paris. This document lists a certain Guillaume de Lamontagne as a resident of the city.

As the centuries passed, the Lamontagne family spread to other parts of France and even abroad. In the 17th century, Pierre Lamontagne (1618-1676) was among the earliest French settlers to establish themselves in what is now the province of Quebec, Canada.

Other noteworthy individuals bearing this surname include Jacques Lamontagne (1677-1742), a French-Canadian farmer and landowner who played a role in the development of the Seigneurie de Lotbinière in Quebec, and Marie-Marguerite Lamontagne (1701-1786), a renowned Ursuline nun and educator in New France.

In the 19th century, Léon Lamontagne (1838-1919) was a prominent Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Senate of Canada, while Gustave Lamontagne (1869-1955) was a respected French architect and urban planner.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lamontagne

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lamontagne.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lamontagne was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lamontagne has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lamontagne was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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