Lamerton Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lamerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lamerton,' a parish in Devon, three miles from Tavistock.

Lamerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:131,41113,004
Australia2411:112,01512,478
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Wales491:63,1545,613
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Jersey121:8,2671,718
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
Wales101:156,8426,008
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lamerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lamerton,' a parish in Devon, three miles from Tavistock.

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

(English) belonging to Lamerton or Lamberton [Old English lamb, pl. lambru + tún] Lamerton, Devon, is said to derive its name from the River Lumber; prob. the converse is the fact. Lamerton, or Lam­berton, Berwickshire, was Lambertun c. 1098; and here the first element is poss. the pers. name Lambert.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

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

Lamerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamerton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamerton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,796th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Lamerton live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 131,411. In England Lamerton is mostly found in: Devon, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Cornwall, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lamerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamerton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 638 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 490 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lamerton last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lamerton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.03% more than the national average, earning R 342,264 per year; in United States they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $50,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.58% more than the national average, earning $70,840 CAD per year.

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