Is the last name Montague French or Italian?

Cuz Romeo's last name was Montague, and he was Italian, but i've heard Montague was a French name, too so what is it?

Is the last name Montague French or Italian?
This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,


Montague Name Meaning and History


English (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place La Manche in France, so named from Old French mont 鈥榟ill鈥?(see Mont 1) + agu 鈥榩ointed鈥?(Latin acutus, from acus 鈥榥eedle鈥? 鈥榩oint鈥?.


Irish: English surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Taidhg, a patronymic from the byname Tadhg (see McTigue).


hope this helps.
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normans are french (normans =%26gt;Normandy, region of France)


normans spoke french also , so Montague is french
Reply:The Montague name is definitely English with it's origins in Normandy. Our ancestor Drogo De Monte Acuto was a key combatant in the Battle of Normandy and close friend of the son of William the Conquerer. He was awarded quite a lot of land after the conquest. Montague Castle was noted for holding one of the first farmer's markets in England.


Shakespeare's use of the name has two different stories in our family history. One story usually considered unlikely is that Montague was a banker in London who financed Shakespeare. Montague was leaning on Shakespeare to pay some money back and as a stop-gap measure Shakespeare used the name in the play to placate him. The more credible story is that Charles Montague was Shakespeare's gay lover. Charles financed many of William's plays and was a frequent companion. There are a number of Shakespeare's love sonnets dedicated to Charles. Charles was scheduled for the guillotine when he was 14 years old. The Queen of England intervened saying "The boy is too beautiful to die" and he was spared.


The Montague family is the second most researched surname behind Plantagenet in the english language.


Curtis Montague
Reply:Montague is one of those names that came over with the Norman invasion. It means pointed hill in French.
Reply:Definitely sounds more French than Italian.
Reply:Probaly French. Deffinitely not Italian.