The montfort Surname
montfort Name Meaning and History
French and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any
of the numerous places called Montfort, from Old French mont
‘hill’ (see Mont 1) + fort ‘strong’, ‘impregnable’
(Latin fortis). A Norman bearer of this name, from
Montfort-sur-Risle in Eure, near Brionne, accompanied William the
Conqueror in his invasion of England in 1066.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| The family of Erastus Jacobs of NY, IL (B: 31 Sept 1829, Germany) husband of Eliza Brown and , and of Mary Jane Snodgrass | Dolores Cobb Phifer | 0 |
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