Laming Surname

152,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Laming Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' from the nick. Lamb and diminutive Lamb-in; compare viol-in, Robin, Col-in. The 'g' in Laming, &c, is excrescent (compare Jennings), and the 'p' for 'b' in Lampin is a common exchange; compare Lampson and Lampett.

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Laming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0241:54,4126,620
Australia6051:44,6215,621
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Philippines2071:489,07458,013
Indonesia2061:641,98650,443
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
France141:4,744,480251,814
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5981:40,7615,161
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Laming (2,825) may also be a first name.

Laming Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' from the nick. Lamb and diminutive Lamb-in; compare viol-in, Robin, Col-in. The 'g' in Laming, &c, is excrescent (compare Jennings), and the 'p' for 'b' in Lampin is a common exchange; compare Lampson and Lampett.

Lambyn Clay played before the King at Westminster, at the great festival in 1306 (Popular Music of the Olden Time, Chappell, i. 29'). The Flemish Lambert had a great influence on English nomenclature for a time, nearly as great, in fact, as Baldwin.

John Lambyn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Lambin, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Edmund Lambin, London, ibid.

William Lambyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Later the b has been dropped, and Laming or Lamming are the usual forms, especially in Lincolnshire, where Lambert (owing to Flemish immigration) was exceedingly common in the surname period. As an interesting proof of this, v. Lammiman.

1683. Married — Roger Laming and Rachel Ball: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(N. and East. English and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Lamb-Pasture [Old English lamb = Old Norse lamb + Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng, pasture, meadow] (Anglo-French-Teut.) = Lamin, Lambin (q.v.), with excrescent -g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Laming Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laming (Russian: Ламинг) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laming? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 152,702nd most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,529,520 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Laming reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. Laming is also the 137,110th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,825 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,024 people, or 1 in 54,412. In England Laming is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Kent, where 15 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England Laming occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Laming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laming has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Laming last name rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laming Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laming surname are 2.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laming earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning R 268,260 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $43,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamming921,431/
Leaming921,283/
Laiming9259/
Layming9234/
Lamuing9217/
Lamging921/
Liaming921/
Lamings920/
Lamin9151,105/
Lamng91171/
Lahaming8619/
Lammings863/
Leamings861/
Lamingue861/
Lyamin836,890/
Lamina836,364/
Lamien835,965/
Leming832,817/
Lamion83709/
Lasmin83625/
Lammin83603/
Llamin83191/
Laimin83135/
Lameng83120/
Liamin8396/
Laumin8350/
Lahmin8339/
Laamin8335/
Laminn8326/
Laymin8321/
Loming8318/
Leamin836/
Hlamin833/
Lamind833/
Lamgin832/
Lamuin832/
Lamihn831/
Lamint831/
Lamink830/
Lamn8040/
Lamingová801/
Leeming775,399/
Lyamina774,998/
Lemming771,495/
Lamyong77810/
Laimina77445/
Lehming7786/
Lahamin7752/
Lohming7731/
Laminne7729/
Lasmeng7725/
Laymina7720/
Liamina7717/
Luoming7713/
Leiming7711/
Lomming7711/
Leamina778/
Lamaeng778/
Leamien776/
Lammimg775/
Laamina773/
Laumina772/
Louming771/
Leahmin771/
Löhming771/
Hlamina771/
Laismin771/
Leuming770/
Lammion770/
Looming770/
Luiming770/
Lamim732,975/
Lamen73803/
Lomin73364/
Lamne73316/
Lamyn7322/
Lajmn734/
Llamn734/
Lyamn733/
Liamn733/
Lamnt732/
Lamnn731/
Lamnd731/
Leamn731/
Lamén731/
Laumienė7158/
Laminova7138/
Lamengkt7120/
Leahmien7114/
Lachhmin718/
Laimienė716/
Laminová715/
Laemaeng712/
Lahaamin711/
Lhohming711/
Leemming710/
Laamim671,961/
Laumen671,938/
Lament671,246/
Lomina67439/
Lamoen67373/
Lammen67199/
Lemeng67163/
Leamen67159/
Lyamen67148/
Lyomin6768/
Lamyon6766/
Laymen6756/
Lameen6756/
Lamaen6747/
Loimin6747/
Lomeng6745/
Lamyna6744/
Liomin6734/
Lammim6723/
Loumin6722/
Lohmin6721/
Liamen6720/
Laimen6719/
Lamenc6714/
Lamend6713/
Leymin6712/
Lomäng679/
Lahmen677/
Luomin677/
Lömäng676/
Lasmim675/
Lasmen674/
Laimne674/
Lyaminova673/
Loomin672/
Laimyn672/
Losmin671/
Loymin671/
Leumng671/
Lameun671/
Lahamn671/
Lahmyn671/
Lathmn671/
Laamen671/
Lommin671/
Lamenk671/
Llamín671/
Lomien671/
Laymengue671/
Lamynn671/
Lamuen671/
Lhamyn671/
Lhomin671/
Lomgin671/
Leminc671/
Lahmnn670/

Laming Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laming in the Russian language
Ламингlaming-

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