Lamberth Surname

128,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Lamberth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lambeth,' a parish in Surrey.

Richard de Lambeth, citizen of London, 5 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

1786. Married — Thomas Lamberth and Esther Hagar: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Lamberth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7061:133,94614,061
Germany1751:460,03140,524
England1561:357,16725,626
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Sweden651:151,48910,616
France541:1,230,050127,496
Honduras351:251,8982,491
Namibia331:73,0127,607
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

Lamberth (385) may also be a first name.

Lamberth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lambeth,' a parish in Surrey.

Richard de Lambeth, citizen of London, 5 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

1786. Married — Thomas Lamberth and Esther Hagar: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — William Ward and Abigail Lambeth: ibid.

1796. — William Gray and Mary Lambeth: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Lambeth (Surrey) = Lamb-Hythe or –Wharf [Anglo-Saxon Lambhyð—lamb+hyð] The first element in Lambeth may be a personal name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lamberth Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lamberth Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lamberth occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lamberth.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamberth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lamberth is the 128,237th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,060,958 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lamberth reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lamberth is also the 441,679th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 385 people.

Lamberth is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,706 people, or 1 in 133,946. In The United States Lamberth is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and North Carolina, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Lamberth exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Lamberth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamberth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamberth surname increased 911 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamberth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lamberth surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lamberth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning R 255,804 per year and in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,875 USD per year.

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Lamberth Reference & Research

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