Pointed hill
Derived from a French place name, 'Mont Aigu', meaning a hill with a sharp or pointed peak. It was brought to England by the Normans and became a prominent aristocratic surname before its use as a given name.
Less common today
Montague isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,019 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The patriarch of the Montague house and father of Romeo · Romeo and Juliet
English author and medievalist known for his ghost stories
A character in the animated series 'The Simpsons' · The Simpsons
A barrister and teacher often named as a Jack the Ripper suspect
