Lamphear Surname

382,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Lamphear 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.

Lamphear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:423,43336,646
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Lamphear 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.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

LANPHEAR: Gael, lann-fear, a pikeman. Arthur.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lanfear is a name that was represented by De Lanfar, or De Lanfare, in London in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lamphear Last Name Facts

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

Lamphear occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamphear? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lamphear is the 382,699th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,836,071 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Lamphear live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 856 people, or 1 in 423,433. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 7 percent live and El Salvador, where 0 percent live.

Lamphear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamphear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamphear surname increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamphear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lamphear last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

Lamphear earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,553 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamphiear94154/
Lamnphear941/
Lampheare941/
Lamphar93130/
Lampher9395/
Lampear9342/
Lamphere882,586/
Lanphear881,802/
Lamphier881,467/
Lampeart885/
Lampeard882/
Lampheir882/
Lamphare881/
Lamphiar881/
Lemphear881/
Lamphard880/
Lamphaer880/
Lamppear880/
Lampheer880/
Lampherd880/
Lampheur880/
Lampfear880/
Lamphert880/
Lamphyer880/
Lamper861,400/
Lampar86175/
Lanpheare8243/
Lampherre821/
Lampheire820/
Lampert8015,053/
Lampard803,453/
Lampart802,493/
Lanpher80922/
Lampier80431/
Lamperd80199/
Leampar80179/
Lanphar80164/
Lampere806/
Lampoer805/
Lampeer803/
Lamphre802/
Lompher802/
Lamperp801/
Lamphir801/
Lempher801/
Lampare801/
Lampyer801/
Lampeir801/
Lamfear800/
Lampfer800/
L'Lamphier781/
Lanphere75995/
Lanphier75914/
Lamparth75177/
Lamppert7541/
Lyampert7531/
Lamphire7523/
Lanpheir7520/
Lanpheer7517/
Lanphaer755/
Lampertt753/
Llampart752/
Llampert751/
Lampaard751/
Lampartt751/
Lampfere751/
Lanphair751/
Lamphour751/
Lainpear751/
Lomphere750/
Lanpheur750/
Lamppart750/
Lampfert750/
Lanphare750/
Lonphear750/
Lanphahr750/
Lanpheor750/
Lanpherr750/
Lampfier750/
Lamphyre750/
Labhar711,550/
Lemper71768/
Lampre71543/
Lamperová71203/
Lompar71186/
Lampir71183/
Lavhar7168/
Lomper7164/
Lahbar7132/
Lampír7126/
Lavear7123/
Lempar7118/
Lamparova7114/
Lamparová7113/
Lavher718/
Lamperova717/
Labher716/
Lamfer713/
Labear712/
Lahber712/
Lampér712/
Lanper711/
Lanpar711/
Lahanpher711/
Lanfear671,112/
Labhart67688/
Lahabar67611/
Lompart67475/
Lampért67196/
Lompert67122/
Lahabir67110/
Lampire6784/
Lempfer6770/
Labhard6764/
Lachbar6721/
Lahaber6712/
Llompar6712/
Labhare676/
Lanpert675/
Llanper675/
Labhair673/
Labahar672/
Lamfier672/
Lhavhar672/
Lonphar672/
Lobahar672/
Leabher671/
Lobhear671/
Lanpair671/
Lanphir671/
Lahbare671/
Laimpre671/
Lanpard671/
Lompard671/
Lompere671/
Labhier671/
Lahbard671/
Lamfair670/
Lamfert670/
Lanpier670/
Lanpart670/

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