Lamming Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Lamming 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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Lamming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7701:72,3618,270
Indonesia2281:580,04046,367
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Australia541:499,92037,885
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Barbados91:31,9391,516
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales41:773,63329,106
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Lamming (315) may also be a first name.

Lamming 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

Lamming Last Name Facts

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

Lamming (Russian: Ламминг) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lamming.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamming? popularity and diffusion

Lamming is the 272,070th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Lamming reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 494,917th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 315 people.

The surname Lamming is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 72,361. In England Lamming is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 39 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Lamming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lamming has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 770 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamming Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lamming surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lamming are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Lamming earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% less than the national average, earning $45,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lammings933/
Laming922,881/
Lammin92603/
Lemming861,495/
Leaming861,283/
Laiming8659/
Layming8634/
Lamuing8617/
Lomming8611/
Lanming868/
Lammimg865/
Lamging861/
Liaming861/
Lamings860/
Lammion860/
Lamin8351,105/
Lamng83171/
Lahaming8019/
Lianming804/
Leamings801/
Lamingue801/
Leemming800/
Lyamin776,890/
Lamina776,364/
Lamien775,965/
Leming772,817/
Lamion77709/
Lasmin77625/
Lammen77199/
Llamin77191/
Laimin77135/
Lameng77120/
Liamin7796/
Laumin7750/
Lahmin7739/
Laamin7735/
Laminn7726/
Lammim7723/
Laymin7721/
Loming7718/
Leamin776/
Lanmin775/
Hlamin773/
Lamind773/
Lamgin772/
Lamuin772/
Lamihn771/
Lanmng771/
Lommin771/
Lamint771/
Lamink770/
Lamingová751/
Lamn7340/
Leeming715,399/
Lyamina714,998/
Lamyong71810/
Laimina71445/
Lemmink71203/
Lehming7186/
Lahamin7152/
Lohming7131/
Laminne7129/
Lasmeng7125/
Laymina7120/
Liamina7117/
Luoming7113/
Lianmin7113/
Laammim7112/
Lemmeng7112/
Leiming7111/
Leamina718/
Lamaeng718/
Leamien716/
Lamment714/
Laamina713/
Laumina712/
Louming711/
Leahmin711/
Liammim711/
Löhming711/
Hlamina711/
Laismin711/
Lanmeng711/
Leuming710/
Looming710/
Luiming710/
Lamim672,975/
Lamen67803/
Lomin67364/
Lamne67316/
Laumienė6758/
Laminova6738/
Lamyn6722/
Lamengkt6720/
Leahmien6714/
Lachhmin678/
Laimienė676/
Laminová675/
Lajmn674/
Llamn674/
Lyamn673/
Liamn673/
Lamem673/
Lamnt672/
Laemaeng672/
Lamnn671/
Lanmn671/
Lahaamin671/
Lamnd671/
Leamn671/
Lamén671/
Lhohming671/

Lamming Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamming in the Russian language
Ламмингlamming-

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