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Lamfear Surname Definition:
Lower refers this name to Lanphear, which Arthur derives from Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. The name is found in Cornwall, and may be derived from locality; from lan-veor, the great church.
Lamfear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Lamfear Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lower refers this name to Lanphear, which Arthur derives from Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. The name is found in Cornwall, and may be derived from locality; from lan-veor, the great church.
LANPHEAR: Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. Arthur.
LANPHEAR: "Lann—feur," Gaelic, grass—land; Lann—fear, a pike—man. Lann, an inclosure; a house; a church; land; a sword. Feur, grass; fear, a man.
Lanfear is a name that was represented by De Lanfar, or De Lanfare, in London in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampfear | 93 | 0 | / |
| Lamfer | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lanfear | 86 | 1,112 | / |
| Lamfier | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lampfer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lamfert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lamfair | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lamphear | 80 | 930 | / |
| Llanfear | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lampfere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lampfier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lampfert | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lanfer | 77 | 1,146 | / |
| Lamfre | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lemfer | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lanfar | 77 | 10 | / |
| Lamfir | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lamphiear | 75 | 154 | / |
| Lampheare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lamnphear | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lanfair | 71 | 407 | / |
| Lamphar | 71 | 130 | / |
| Lampher | 71 | 95 | / |
| Lempfer | 71 | 70 | / |
| Lanfier | 71 | 56 | / |
| Lanfare | 71 | 18 | / |
| Lanfaer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lanferd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lomfart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lonfear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanfert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanffer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanfiar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanfeur | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanfard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanfere | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanfeer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lamphere | 67 | 2,586 | / |
| Lanphear | 67 | 1,802 | / |
| Lamphier | 67 | 1,467 | / |
| Lemhøfer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lampheir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lamphare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamphiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemphear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamphard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lamphaer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lampheer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lampherd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lampfire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lampheur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lamphert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lamphyer | 67 | 0 | / |
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