Montgomery

Definition: Montgomery

Montgomery

Noun

1. Canadian writer (1874-1942).

2. English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976).

3. The state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River.

"Montgomery" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the mountain of Gomeric", "manpower".

Date "Montgomery" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Montgomery in North Wales; so called from Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, who won the castle of Baldwyn, lieutenant of the marches to William the Conqueror. Before this time it was called "Tre Faldwyn." Montgomery's division, all on one side. This is a French proverb, and refers to the Free Companies of the sixteenth century, of which Montgomery was a noted chief. The booty he took was all given to his banditti, and nothing was left to the victims. (See Lion's Share.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Montgomery is, according to placesnamed.com, the name of 86 places in the United States of America of which 18 are Montgomery County. Some of these places were named in honor of the general Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec, Canada:

Cities/Towns:
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Montgomery, Georgia (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
- Montgomery, Illinois (Only indirectly named for Richard Montgomery. Its founder had come from Montgomery County, N. Y. and named it for that place.)
- Montgomery, New York (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
- Montgomery, Pennsylvania (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
- Montgomery, Texas (named for its founder, Andrew Montgomery, and not for Richard Montgomery.)
- Montgomery, Vermont
- Montgomery, West Virginia (Not known whether it was named for Richard Montgomery or some other person.)
Counties:
- Montgomery County, Alabama (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for another general, Lemuel P. Montgomery; oddly, the city of Montgomery in it was named for Richard Montgomery.)
- Montgomery County, Arkansas
- Montgomery County, Georgia
- Montgomery County, Illinois
- Montgomery County, Indiana
- Montgomery County, Iowa
- Montgomery County, Kansas
- Montgomery County, Kentucky
- Montgomery County, Maryland
- Montgomery County, Mississippi (Possibly for Richard Montgomery. Possibly for Montgomery County, Tennessee, from which an early settler came.)
- Montgomery County, Missouri
- Montgomery County, New York
- Montgomery County, North Carolina
- Montgomery County, Ohio
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (there is some question as to whether this one was named for Richard Montgomery. It seems to be the case, but it is uncertain.)
- Montgomery County, Tennessee (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for John Montgomery, a local settler)
- Montgomery County, Texas (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for its largest community, the town of Montgomery, and therefore indirectly for Andrew Montgomery, as stated above)
- Montgomery County, Virginia

The original Montgomery was a place in France and, by extension, the surname of the Norman family who originated there. A member of this family, Roger de Montgomery, founded the town and castle of Montgomery, Wales, later the county town of Montgomeryshire.

Montgomery (town), New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Montgomery is a town located in Orange County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,891.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 132.3 km² (51.1 mi²). 130.6 km² (50.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.25% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 20,891 people, 7,273 households, and 5,447 families residing in the town. The population density is 159.9/km² (414.2/mi²). There are 7,643 housing units at an average density of 58.5 persons/km² (151.5 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 91.28% White, 3.69% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.35% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. 7.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 7,273 households out of which 40.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% are married couples living together, 11.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 25.1% are non-families. 20.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.84 and the average family size is 3.28. In the town the population is spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $49,422, and the median income for a family is $56,376. Males have a median income of $40,881 versus $29,163 for females. The per capita income for the town is $20,222. 7.7% of the population and 4.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.2% are under the age of 18 and 10.3% are 65 or older.

Montgomery (village), New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Montgomery is a village located in Orange County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 3,636.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.14% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 3,636 people, 1,304 households, and 971 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,010.0/km² (2,616.4/mi²). There are 1,338 housing units at an average density of 371.7 persons/km² (962.8 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 90.51% White, 4.29% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.61% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. 7.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,304 households out of which 39.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% are married couples living together, 10.2% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 25.5% are non-families. 20.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.77 and the average family size is 3.24. In the village the population is spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.7 males. The median income for a household in the village is $52,407, and the median income for a family is $59,952. Males have a median income of $41,923 versus $31,944 for females. The per capita income for the village is $21,204. 7.0% of the population and 4.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.8% are under the age of 18 and 16.4% are 65 or older.

Synonym: Montgomery

Synonym: capital of Alabama (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Montgomery

English words defined with "Montgomery": 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ♦ Al Alamayn, Asron Montgomery Ward ♦ battle of El Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery ♦ El Alamein ♦ L. M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery ♦ Montgomery Ward ♦ Parks ♦ Rosa Parks ♦ Sir Bernard Law Montgomery. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Montgomery": Fraserian ♦ Mark's Eve, Montgomery jig. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Did you hold a grudge against Montgomery Burns? (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) God bless Field Marshall Montgomery! (A Bridge Too Far; writing credit: Cornelius Ryan; William Goldman)
Clever	The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose, and the character which will inspire confidence. (references; author: Montgomery)
Movie/TV Titles	King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) Visita do General Inglês Montgomery (1952) Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) Montgomery and Stone Dancing Boxing Match (1907) CMT Total Release: Montgomery Gentry (2003)
Song Titles	I Love Way U Love Me (performing artist: John Michael Montgomery) I SWEAR (performing artist: JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Adcs Street Atlas of Montgomery Country Maryland (reference) Best of Wes Montgomery (reference) Essential Jazz Lines: The Style of Wes Montgomery for Guitar Book/CD Set (reference) James Montgomery Flagg (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Cross Reference Directory - Montgomery Alabama (reference) Haines Criss Cross Directory Montgomery County (reference) Montgomery County Story (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Ed Montgomery Presents ALC: I Still Believe (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Dr. Li and Dr. Shaffer are conducting polio research in Montgomery, Alabama during a 1953 study. Credit: CDC.		Horseshoe crabs coming into the shallows at Flag Ponds Nature Park, a unit of Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. Credit: America's Coastlines.
	A Class B pair of horseshoe crabs spawning in the shallows at Flag Ponds Nature Park, a unit of Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. Credit: America's Coastlines.		Terraces and no-till farming work to control erosion on a farm in Montgomery County, Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts.
	Terraces on a farm in Montgomery County, Iowa. Credit: Tim McCabe.		Jim Barnett warehouse supervisor for the Montgomery County Food and Nutrition Service Center Warehouse, MD., checks fresh produce. Credit: USDA.
	Food Service workers at the Montgomery County Food and Nutrition Service Center, MD., prepare meals for local schools. Credit: USDA.		Horses grazing in suburban Montgomery County, MD. Credit: USDA.
	Owyhee River Oregon below the Montgomery Rapid. 3-110. Credit: Harmon.		The Montgomery Rapids of the Owyhee River. OR 3-110. Credit: Dew.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
James Montgomery	Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home.
Montgomery	The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose, and the character which will inspire confidence.
Robert Montgomery	Are you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?
	Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Montgomery" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Montgomery" is used about 559 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	559	11,197

The following table summarizes the usage of "Montgomery" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Montgomery	Last name	49,000	211
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Montgomery, AL (city, FIPS 51000)
Location: 32.35440 N, 86.28429 W
Population (1990): 187106 (76636 housing units)
Area: 349.6 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 36104, 36105, 36106, 36107, 36108, 36109, 36110, 36111, 36116, 36117
Country: USA

2. Montgomery, GA (CDP, FIPS 52332)
Location: 31.94418 N, 81.10908 W
Population (1990): 4327 (1655 housing units)
Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
Country: USA

3. Montgomery, IL (village, FIPS 50218)
Location: 41.72990 N, 88.34147 W
Population (1990): 4267 (1705 housing units)
Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 60538
Country: USA

4. Montgomery, IN (town, FIPS 50688)
Location: 38.66522 N, 87.04712 W
Population (1990): 351 (147 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 47558
Country: USA

5. Montgomery, LA (town, FIPS 51620)
Location: 31.66449 N, 92.88917 W
Population (1990): 645 (332 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 71454
Country: USA

6. Montgomery, MA
Zip Code(s): 01085
Country: USA

7. Montgomery, MI (village, FIPS 55220)
Location: 41.77693 N, 84.80599 W
Population (1990): 388 (140 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 49255
Country: USA

8. Montgomery, MN (city, FIPS 43738)
Location: 44.43919 N, 93.58053 W
Population (1990): 2399 (1019 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 56069
Country: USA

9. Montgomery, NY (village, FIPS 48142)
Location: 41.52202 N, 74.23821 W
Population (1990): 2696 (950 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 12549
Country: USA

10. Montgomery, OH (city, FIPS 51716)
Location: 39.24730 N, 84.34762 W
Population (1990): 9753 (3462 housing units)
Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

11. Montgomery, PA (borough, FIPS 50632)
Location: 41.17093 N, 76.87520 W
Population (1990): 1631 (649 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 17752
Country: USA

12. Montgomery, TX (city, FIPS 49128)
Location: 30.39119 N, 95.69577 W
Population (1990): 356 (174 housing units)
Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 77356
Country: USA

13. Montgomery, WV (city, FIPS 55468)
Location: 38.17385 N, 81.31847 W
Population (1990): 2449 (969 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 25136
Country: USA

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Expression: Montgomery

Expressions using "Montgomery": 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ♦ Asron Montgomery Ward ♦ Bernard Law Montgomery ♦ Fort Montgomery ♦ L. M. Montgomery ♦ Lucy Maud Montgomery ♦ Montgomery Cente ♦ Montgomery City ♦ Montgomery County ♦ Montgomery Creek ♦ Montgomery Village ♦ Montgomery Ward ♦ Sir Bernard Law Montgomery. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Montgomery": Montgomery-massingberd.
	Ending with "Montgomery": Selma-montgomery.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Montgomery

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
montgomery al	1,325	montgomery county texas	239
montgomery advertiser	1,084	montgomery county library	229
montgomery gentry	1,000	montgomery village md	222
montgomery county	967	appraisal county district montgomery	202
elizabeth montgomery	814	montgomery county md	199
montgomery college	674	montgomery community college	195
montgomery ward	671	auburn university at montgomery	180
montgomery alabama	559	montgomery tx	178
montgomery county public school	540	montgomery county school	172
montgomery county maryland	496	montgomery county public library	168
montgomery	494	montgomery bus boycott	158
john michael montgomery	487	montgomery tim	155
montgomery county ohio	412	clerk county court montgomery	152
ca diego field montgomery san	375	montgomery inn	130
montgomery county community college	344	montgomery county pennsylvania	129
montgomery mall	334	gentry lyrics montgomery	128
poppy montgomery	314	county government montgomery	119
montgomery gi bill	293	lauren montgomery	118
montgomery county pa	267	biscuit montgomery	118
montgomery ny	250	john lyrics michael montgomery	117
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Montgomery

Language		Translations for "Montgomery"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		�'�� 马利. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		モンテカルロ法 (jacket, Jacobi, Monroe, Monroe effect, Monte Carlo method, Monteverdi, my Paris, subculture of teenage girls ca. 1999, Yakult, Yalta, Yamaha, yank, Yankee, Yankeeism, yard, yard sale, young, young adult, young Mrs, young power, young town, young traditional, young urban professional, younger generation, yuppie). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		モントゴメリー . (various references)

Korean		몽� �"리. (various references)

Pig Latin		ontgomerymay

Welsh		Trefaldwyn. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Montgomery

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	pestis suum africana. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Misspellings: Montgomery

Misspellings
	"Montgomery" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Montgomnerie. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Montgomery

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-g-m-m-n-o-o-r-t-y"
	-2 letters: monogerm, motormen.
	-3 letters: grommet, metonym, momento, monomer, montero, myotome, orogeny.
	-4 letters: enroot, eryngo, etymon, gentoo, gentry, gooney, gremmy, groyne, memory, mentor, moment, monger, mongoe, mooter, morgen, oogeny, orgone, tonger, trogon.
	-5 letters: enorm, entry, ergot, gemmy, gemot, genom, genro, germy, gnome, goner, gooey, goony, groom, gyron, metro, money, mongo, monte, moony, moory, moron, motey, motor.
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