Montefiore is a surname, meaning "flower mountain". The surname is associated with the Montefiore family, Sephardi Jews who were diplomats and bankers all over Europe.
The name derives from one of three towns in Italy, although it is not known which one. By 1630 the Montefiores were merchants living in Ancona, with some of them later moving to Livorno.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Montefiore (born 1957), British-born Israeli wine trade veteran and wine critic
Alan Montefiore (born 1926), British philosopher and Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford
Albert Montefiore Hyamson (1875–1954), British civil servant and historian, chief immigration officer in British Palestine 1921–1934
^Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman; et al. "Montefiore". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^"Board of Deputies of British Jews". The National Archives. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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