Where Does The Last Name Lamar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lamar (Arabic: لمر, Georgian: ლამარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻤﺮ, Hindi: लमर, Oriya: ଲମର, Russian: Ламар) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lamár, Lamař or Lámar. For other potential spellings of Lamar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Lamar is the 22,226^th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 297,949 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lamar live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lamar is also the 19,417^th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 47,214 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,414 people, or 1 in 25,146. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 90 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

Lamar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lamar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamar surname grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Lamar are 11.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lamar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 17.17% less than the national average, earning $18,805,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $39,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $55,250 CAD per year.