Lamitie Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Lamitie Surname User-submission:
The name Lamitie is derived from the French, l'amitié, which means 'friendship'. The name was found in Quebec and the border states of the US (NY primarily) and in Louisiana. Some have claimed that in Louisiana the name was taken from the name of a French slave ship.
Read More About This SurnameLamitie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 233 | 1:45,854 | 2,839 |
| United States | 160 | 1:2,265,368 | 141,469 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
The alternate forms: Lamitié (2) are calculated separately.
Lamitie Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Lamitie is derived from the French, l'amitié, which means 'friendship'. The name was found in Quebec and the border states of the US (NY primarily) and in Louisiana. Some have claimed that in Louisiana the name was taken from the name of a French slave ship. Some descriptions claim that it was originally a 'dit' name.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries in the same family groups of northern NY State USA - you find the name spelled as both 'Lamitie' and as 'Lamica' and both versions still exist.
One possible explanation for the 'Lamica' spelling can be found in the following article:
Prof. Elliott, & Fortier, A.. (1885). The French Language in Louisiana, and the Negro-French Dialect. Modern Language Association of America. Proceedings, 2, xl–xlv. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/455972There appears to be evidence that the 't' was pronounced as 'k' in some pre-unified French dialects- a number of which arrived in North America prior to the reform and standardization of the French language. The name may have been spoken by an illiterate speaker and recorded phonetically by a census taker or other official who relied on the hard 'c' for the 'k' that they heard.
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Average Lamitie Salary in
United States
$41,433 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lamitie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamitie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamitie is most common in Haiti. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lamitié. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamitie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 683,026th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lamitie are found; 59 percent are found in Caribbean and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.
It is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 45,854. In Haiti it is mostly found in: Ouest, where 66 percent live, Sud-Est, where 32 percent live and Artibonite, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Haiti this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live.
Lamitie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lamitie are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.
Lamitie earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,433 USD per year.
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