How common is the last name Montgomery?

110,972 people in the United States have the last name Montgomery, about 1 in 2,693. It ranks #275 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MONTGOMERY

#275

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
110,972
About
1 in 2,693
This common or more
25.7%
Who bears it

Of the 110,972 people with the last name Montgomery, 65.4% reported their origin as White, 25.5% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Montgomery

#273 Harvey · 111,716#274 Park · 111,265#276 Mejia · 110,790#277 Sims · 109,854

Also a first name

As a first name, Montgomery ranks #4,660 of 53,615, with 3,926 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 261 births. See Montgomery as a first name

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