Lambshead Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lambshead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'A Scottish local surname' (Lower). This may be so, but all my directory examples are from Devon and Cornwall; compare Sheepshead. Lamzead is a curious variant.

Agnes Lambesheyed, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Lambshead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:655,50738,035
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641

Lambshead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'A Scottish local surname' (Lower). This may be so, but all my directory examples are from Devon and Cornwall; compare Sheepshead. Lamzead is a curious variant.

Agnes Lambesheyed, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) Lamb’s Head (a nick­name or sign-name) [the genit. of Old English lamb + heáfod, head] Agnes Lambesheved.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Scottish local surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lambshead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lambshead occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lambshead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lambshead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Lambshead occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Lambshead reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

Lambshead is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 655,507. In England Lambshead is most frequent in: Devon, where 28 percent live, Lancashire, where 18 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Lambshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lambshead has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lambshead surname increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lambshead Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lambshead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning R 290,808 per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $55,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lambser756/
Lampsa6784/
Lambza671/
Lampsas6360/
Lampsia6321/
Lampsat632/
Lampsey630/
Lampser630/
Lampsett590/
Lompscher562/
Lampsecht560/
Lampsi5322/
Lampsy532/
Lampsis501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lambshead
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