Lambton Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lambton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lambton,' a township in the parish of Chester-le-Street, County Durham.

1461. William Lambton, master of Balliol College: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663.

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Lambton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4801:116,07911,845
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada611:604,02649,778
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lambton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lambton,' a township in the parish of Chester-le-Street, County Durham.

1461. William Lambton, master of Balliol College: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663. Ralph Marshall and Isabell Lambton: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1732. Married — Edward Lambton and Harriet Santlow: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Lambton = the Lamb-Enclosure [Old English lamb (genit. pl.

lamba) + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

According to Surtees, this noble family (Earls of Durham) spring from Robert de L., lord of Lambton, in 1314. There was a John de Lambton who flourished before 1200, but descent from him is not proved. Hist. Durham, ii. 174. The family have been characterized as the "Lamb-like Lambtons."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The origin of this Durham family, like that of Eden in the same county, appears to have been from the Barons of Torp in Normandy. See Eden, Thorp. Ernulph de Torp, of this family, appears to have held Lambton from the see of Durham, t. Henry I. In 1165 Geoffry Fitz-Ernulph de Torp held half a knight’s fee from the see of Durham (Lambton), as appears by the Liber Niger. John de Torp, son of Geoffry, executed a charter in Durham, c. 1200, which was witnessed by his son John de Lamtun (Surtees, Durham, ii. p. 170, &c.). In 1260 another John de Lamton witnessed at Newcastle a charter of Alexander, King of Scotland. The lordship of L. was held as half a knight’s fee from the see of Durham, and the arms of De Torp and De Lambton appear to have been originally the same—viz. a fesse—to which the former added three fleur de lys or lions, and the latter three lambs, in allusion to the name. The Earls of Durham descend from this family.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Durham.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lambton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lambton is found most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lambton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 484,676th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lambton live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 116,079. In England Lambton is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 30 percent live, Durham, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Lambton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lambton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lambton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lambton last name are 20.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lambton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.81% more than the national average, earning 459,640 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.94% less than the national average, earning R 19,164 per year; in United States they earn 37.61% more than the national average, earning $59,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $47,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lampton862,017/
Lhampton801/
Lamptone801/
Lamphton800/
Lampthone750/
Lamptom713/
Lamptan711/
Lempton711/
Lanfton710/
Lanpton710/
Lemmpton670/

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