Montgomery (name)

Montgomery (also spelled Montgomerie) is a toponymic surname derived from Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery and Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery in Normandy, France.

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 Montgomery, 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 Counts de Montgomerie 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.

In Scotland, the surname has occasionally been gaelicized as Mac Gumaraid, and in Ireland as Mac Iomaire.

Montgomery may refer to:

Family

 * Montgomerie family, Earls of Shrewsbury, a noble family of Anglo-Norman origin
 * Clan Montgomery, a Lowland Scottish clan

A

 * Al Montgomery (1920–1942), American baseball player
 * Alan Montgomery (born 1938), British diplomat
 * Alexander Montgomerie (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Alexander Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Anne Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Anthony Montgomery (born 1971), American actor
 * Anthony Montgomery (American football) (born 1984), American football player
 * Archibald Montgomerie (1812–1861), British politician

B

 * Ben Montgomery (1819–1877), American inventor
 * Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), British army officer
 * Bob Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Brent Montgomery, American entrepreneur
 * Brett Montgomery (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
 * Brian D. Montgomery (born 1956), American politician
 * Bryan Montgomery (1946–2008), American actor

C

 * C. Dick Montgomery, American politician
 * Charles Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Chase Montgomery (born 1983), American stock car racing driver
 * Chris Montgomery (born 1972), American multimedia programmer
 * Chris Montgomery (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Cliff Montgomery (1910–2005), American football player
 * Colin Montgomerie (born 1963), Scottish professional golfer
 * Cynthia A. Montgomery (born 1952), American economist

D

 * Dabney Montgomery (1923–2016), American air force officer
 * Dacre Montgomery (born 1994), Australian actor
 * Daniel Montgomery Jr. (1765–1831), American pioneer
 * David Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Deane Montgomery (1909–1992), American mathematician
 * Derek Montgomery (born 1950), English footballer
 * D. J. Montgomery (born 1996), American football player
 * Douglass Montgomery (1909–1966), American actor

E

 * Earl Montgomery (1894–1966), American film director
 * Edmund Montgomery (1835–1911), Scottish-American philosopher
 * Edward Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * E. J. Montgomery (born 1999), American basketball player
 * Eleanor Montgomery (1946–2013), American high jumper
 * Elizabeth Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

F

 * Flora Montgomery (born 1974), British actress
 * Florence Montgomery (1843–1923), English novelist and children's writer
 * Florence M. Montgomery (1914–1998), American art historian and curator
 * Frances Trego Montgomery (1858 – 1925), American children's book writer
 * Frank Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

G

 * George Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Glenn Montgomery (1967–1998), American football player
 * Gustaf Adolf Montgomery (1790–1861), Finnish colonel who served in the Finnish War

H

 * Henry Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Howard Montgomery (1916–1980), American football and basketball player
 * Hugh Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

J

 * Jack Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Janet Montgomery (born 1985), British actress
 * James Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jeff Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jerry Montgomery (born 1979), American football player and coach
 * Jessie Montgomery, American composer
 * Jessie Montgomery (Exeter), education and suffrage activist
 * Jim Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joe Montgomery (born 1976), American football player
 * Joe D. Montgomery (1918–2013), American politician and educator
 * John Montgomerie (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jon Montgomery (born 1979), Canadian skeleton racer
 * Jordan Montgomery (born 1992), American baseball player
 * Joseph Montgomery (1733–1794), American minister

K

 * Kenneth Montgomery (1943–2023), British conductor
 * Kenneth Barbour Montgomery (1897–1965), English air force officer

L

 * Lee Montgomery (born 1961), Canadian-American actor
 * Lemuel P. Montgomery (1786–1814), American military officer
 * Lewis Montgomery (??–1568), English politician
 * Lisa Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Little Brother Montgomery (1906–1985), American musician
 * Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), Canadian author
 * Luke Montgomery (born 1973/1974), American activist

M

 * Mabel Montgomery (died 1942), American actress
 * Malcolm B. Montgomery (1891–1974), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
 * Marion Montgomery (1934–2002), American jazz singer
 * Marjorie Montgomery (1912–1991), American dancer and fashion designer
 * Mary Montgomery (1956–2017), American swimmer
 * Matthew Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Mike Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Milton Montgomery (1825–1897), American army officer
 * Monty Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

N

 * Nicholas Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Nick Montgomery (born 1981), British footballer

O

 * Olan Montgomery (1963–2020), American actor
 * Olea Marion Davis (1899 – 1977), Canadian artist and craftsperson born Olea Marion Montgomery
 * Oscar Montgomery (1895–1967), New Zealand cricket umpire
 * Oscar H. Montgomery (1859–1936), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court

P

 * Patrick E. Montgomery (1946–2009), American politician
 * Paul Montgomery (1960–1999), American entrepreneur and inventor
 * Paul L. Montgomery (1936–2008), American reporter
 * Percy Montgomery (born 1974), South African rugby union footballer
 * Peter Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Poppy Montgomery (born 1972), Australian actor

R

 * R. A. Montgomery (1936–2014), American author
 * Ray Montgomerie (born 1961), Scottish footballer
 * Ray Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Richard Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robb Montgomery (born 1964), Journalist
 * Robert Montgomerie (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robert Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robin Montgomery (born 2004), American female tennis player
 * Roger Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ruth Montgomery (1912–2001), American journalist
 * Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born 1977), Royce da 5'9" American rapper and songwriter

S

 * Sam Montgomery (born 1990), American football player
 * Samuel J. Montgomery (1896–1957), American politician
 * Scott Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Seth D. Montgomery (1937–1998), American judge
 * Seton Montolieu Montgomerie (1846–1883), English noble
 * Sonny Montgomery (1920–2006), American army officer and politician
 * Stan Montgomery (1920–2000), English footballer
 * Steve Montgomery (born 1970), American baseball player
 * Steven Montgomery (born 1954), American artist
 * Sy Montgomery (born 1958), American naturalist, author and scriptwriter

T

 * Thomas George Montgomerie (1830–1878), British Army officer and geographer
 * Thomas Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tim Montgomery (born 1975), American athlete
 * Ty Montgomery (born 1993), American football player

V

 * Viva Seton Montgomerie (1879–1959), British author and socialite

W

 * W. Atwood Montgomery (1854–1931), American politician from Maryland
 * Wes Montgomery (1923–1968), American jazz guitarist
 * William Montgomerie (1797–1856), Scottish military surgeon with East India Company in Singapore
 * William Montgomery (disambiguation), multiple people

Z

 * Zachariah Montgomery (1825–1900), American politician

Middle name

 * James Montgomery Rice (1842–1912), American lawyer and politician


 * James Montgomery Doohan (1920–2005), Canadian actor and author, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek

Given name

 * Montgomery Atwater (1904–1976), American author and outdoorsman
 * Montgomery Bell (1769–1855), American manufacturing entrepreneur
 * Montgomery P. Berry (1824–1898), American commander and politician
 * Montgomery Blair (1813–1883), American politician and lawyer
 * Montgomery Clift (1920–1966), American film and stage actor
 * Montgomery Dent Corse (1816–1895), American banker and gold prospector
 * Montgomery Kaluhiokalani (1958–2013), American surfer
 * Montgomery Knight (1901–1943), American aeronautical engineer
 * Montgomery Oliver Koelsch (1912–1992), United States federal judge
 * Montgomery McFate (born 1966), American cultural anthropologist
 * Montgomery Meigs (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Montgomery Pittman (1917–1962), American television director
 * Montgomery Schuyler (1843–1914), American architect and critic
 * Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (1877–1955), American diplomat
 * Montgomery Sicard (1836–1900), American army officer
 * Montgomery Slatkin (born 1945), American biologist
 * Montgomery Steele, Canadian country music artist
 * Montgomery M. Taylor (1869–1952), American naval officer
 * Montgomery Tully (1904–1988), Irish film director
 * Montgomery Wilson (1909–1964), Canadian figure skater

As a Given Name

 * Charles Montgomery Burns, a character from the animated sitcom The Simpsons
 * Montgomery, Doctor Moreau's assistant from the science fiction novel The Island of Doctor Moreau
 * Montgomery “Monty” de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
 * Montgomery Fiske, character on the Disney animated series Kim Possible
 * Montgomery Gator, character from the video game Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
 * Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen, the main protagonist from the Cars film franchise
 * Montgomery Montgomery, character from the black-comedy drama A Series of Unfortunate Events
 * Montgomery Moose, character from the animated series The Get Along Gang
 * Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, character on Star Trek

As a Surname

 * Addison Montgomery, character on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
 * Aria Montgomery, a character from the Pretty Little Liars franchise
 * Bianca Montgomery, a character from the daytime drama All My Children
 * Jackson Montgomery, a character from the daytime drama All My Children
 * James "Hunter" Montgomery, character in the television series Queer as Folk
 * Layton T. Montgomery, a lawyer and secondary antagonist in DreamWorks Animation film Bee Movie
 * Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon, a character in the Ninjago franchise
 * Madison Montgomery, character on the third season of FX's American Horror Story
 * Nora Montgomery, character on the first season of FX's American Horror Story