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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) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lamár, Lamař or Lámar. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 22,226^th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 297,949 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lamar reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 19,417^th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 47,214 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 14,414 people, or 1 in 25,146. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 90 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.

Lamar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lamar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamar last name increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lamar last name are 11.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.7% registered with 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.