Mountain Family History

Mountain Surname Meaning

English (Yorkshire; of Norman origin): topographic name from Middle English mountaine ‘mountain’ (Old French montagne). See Montagne.

Irish: either of Norman origin as 1 above or a variant of Manton.

English: variant of Monkton a habitational name from Monkton (Kent Somerset), Moor Monkton and Nun Monkton (Yorkshire), Bishop Monkton (Yorkshire), or any of numerous other places called Monkton named with Old English munuc ‘monk’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Fountain, Mountjoy, Costain, Mount, Montagne, Boutin, Mccurtain, Mongan, Moonan, Fontaine

82K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
16K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
77K	Census and Voter Lists
95K	Member Trees

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Where is the Mountain family from?

You can see how Mountain families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mountain family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mountain families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 115 Mountain families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Mountain's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Mountain families in 1911.

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What did your Mountain ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mountain. 40% of Mountain men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Mountain women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mountain were Clerk and Clerk.

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Farmer

40%

Labourer

15%

Laborer

Clerk

Stenographer

22%

Servant

22%

Income

15%

Clerk

15%

What Mountain family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 77K census records available for the last name Mountain. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Mountain census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Mountain. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 16K military records available for the last name Mountain. For the veterans among your Mountain ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mountain lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Mountain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Mountain in 1949 was 77, and 68 in 2004.

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Mountain Surname Meaning

English (Yorkshire; of Norman origin): topographic name from Middle English mountaine ‘mountain’ (Old French montagne). See Montagne.

Irish: either of Norman origin as 1 above or a variant of Manton.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Mountain family from?

What did your Mountain ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

40%

Labourer

15%

Laborer

Clerk

Stenographer

22%

Servant

22%

Income

15%

Clerk

15%

What Mountain family records will you find?

What is the average Mountain lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Mountain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Mountain in 1949 was 77, and 68 in 2004.

Mountain Family History

Mountain Surname Meaning

278,000 record(s) for Mountain

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What is the average Mountain lifespan?

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Mountain Surname Meaning

278,000 record(s) for Mountain

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Where is the Mountain family from?

What did your Mountain ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Mountain family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Mountain family history

What is the average Mountain lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Mountain family tree

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