Montagu ( ) is an English surname of Old French origin, a form of Montague. One notable family with this surname is the House of Montagu, who include the Earls of Sandwich. Notable people with the surname include:
- Lady Agneta Harriet Montagu (1838âÂÂ1919), English aristocrat and bridesmaid to Alexandra of Denmark
- Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (1877âÂÂ1951), American wife of the 9th Earl of Sandwich
- Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester (b. 1962), the current Duke of Manchester
- Ashley Montagu (1905âÂÂ1999), anthropologist
- Charles Montagu (disambiguation), several persons
- David Montagu, 4th Baron Swaythling (1928âÂÂ1998), British peer and industrialist
- Edward Montagu (disambiguation), several persons
*Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu (died 1361), English peer
*Sir Edward Montagu (judge) (c.1485âÂÂ1556/1557), English lawyer and judge
*Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton (1532âÂÂ1601/1602) of Boughton House
*Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton (1560âÂÂ1644), son of the above
*Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602âÂÂ1671)
*Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625âÂÂ1672), English landowner, military officer and politician
*Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich (1648âÂÂ1688)
*Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (1616âÂÂ1684), Baron Montagu of Boughton House
*Edward Montagu (died 1665) (c. 1636âÂÂ1665), English MP for Sandwich
*Edward Montagu (1649âÂÂ1690), English MP for Northamptonshire and Seaford
*Edward Montagu (1672âÂÂ1710), English MP for Chippenham
*Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke (1692âÂÂ1722)
*Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich (1670âÂÂ1729)
*Edward Montagu (died 1738) (after 1684âÂÂ1738), British MP for Northampton
*Edward Montagu (1692âÂÂ1776), British MP for Huntingdon
*Edward Wortley Montagu (traveller) (1713âÂÂ1776), English author and traveller
*Sir Edward Wortley Montagu (diplomat) (1678âÂÂ1761), British diplomat
*Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu (1721âÂÂ1802), British peer and politician
*Edward Montagu (Indian Army officer) (1755âÂÂ1799)
*Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich (1839âÂÂ1916), Conservative politician and author (known as Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1884)
*Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1926âÂÂ2015), English politician
- Edwin Montagu (1879âÂÂ1924), British Liberal politician
- Elizabeth Montagu (1718âÂÂ1800), British bluestocking
- Lady Elizabeth Montagu (1917âÂÂ2006), British novelist and nurse
- Ewen Montagu (1901âÂÂ1985), British judge, writer and Naval intelligence officer
- Felicity Montagu (b. 1960), British actress
- Frederick Montagu (disambiguation)
- George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester (1737âÂÂ1788), British politician and diplomat
- George Montagu (naturalist) (1753âÂÂ1815), British naturalist
- George Montagu (Royal Navy officer) (1750âÂÂ1829)
- Georgina Montagu, British journalist and author
- Heneage Montagu (1675âÂÂ1698), younger son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester
- Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (c. 1563 â 1642), English judge, politician and peer
- Henry Neville Montagu (c. 1823âÂÂ1901), teacher and journalist in Australia
- James Montagu (judge) (1666âÂÂ1723), English barrister, and judge
- James Montagu (Royal Navy officer) (1752âÂÂ1794)
- Jennifer Montagu (born 1931), British art historian
- John Montagu (disambiguation), several persons
* John Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu (âÂÂ), English nobleman
* John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (âÂÂ1400), English nobleman
* John Montagu (Trinity) (âÂÂ1728), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1683âÂÂ1699
* John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690âÂÂ1749), British peer
* John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718âÂÂ1792), British statesman, claimed inventor of the sandwich
* John Montagu (Royal Navy officer) (1719âÂÂ1795), Governor for Newfoundland and Labrador
* John Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer (1735âÂÂ1770), British peer
* John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich (1744âÂÂ1814), British peer and Tory politician
* John Montagu (colonial secretary) (1797âÂÂ1853), British army officer and Colonial Secretary
* John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich (1811âÂÂ1884), British peer and Conservative politician
* John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (born 1943), British entrepreneur and politician
- Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke (born 1972), American entrepreneur, yoga instructor, blogger, writer and reality television star
- Lady Mary Faith Montagu (1911âÂÂ1983), British aristocrat
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689âÂÂ1762), British aristocrat and writer
- Lily Montagu (1873âÂÂ1963), first woman to play a major role in Reform Judaism
- Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638âÂÂ1709), English courtier and diplomat
- Bishop Richard Montagu (1577âÂÂ1641), English cleric and writer
- Lord Robert Montagu (1825âÂÂ1902), British Conservative politician and member of the Privy Council
- Louis Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling (1869âÂÂ1927), British financier and Jewish anti-Zionist
- Nicholas Montagu (b. 1944), British civil servant
- Robert Montagu (disambiguation), several people
- Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling (1832âÂÂ1911), British banker, philanthropist and Liberal politician
See also