English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Montbrai in La
Manche, France, named in Old French as ‘mud hill’, from Old French
mont ‘hill’ (see Mont 1) + brai ‘mud’, ‘slime’
(of Gaulish origin).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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