Last Name MANTAGUESummary/Contribute |
| Meaning | Local: Of Montagu, in Normandy. The latinized form was 'de Monte Acuto,' whence the occasional Montcute. The parish of Montacite, county Somerset, took its name from the family.Drogo de Monte-Acuto, the great Domesday tenant, came over in the retinue of Robert Earl of Mortain, the Conqueror's half-brother. | |
| Origin | English |
Scottish surnamesScottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century. Just like English and other last n... |
Shortest last namesThe 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea... |
Russian middle namesAs with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first... |
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