Lamphier Surname

266,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname

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

Lamphier 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.

Lamphier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
Canada771:478,51441,057
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:121,89011,853

Lamphier 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

Lamphier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamphier is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lamphier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamphier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 266,468th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,967,652 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lamphier are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Lamphier is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,386 people, or 1 in 261,514. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lamphier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lamphier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamphier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lamphier surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lamphier last name are 11.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lamphier earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $46,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamphiear94154/
Lamphiere9438/
Lamphierd940/
Lampier93431/
Lampher9395/
Lamphir931/
Lamphie930/
L'Lamphier891/
Lamphere882,586/
Lamphear88930/
Lanphier88914/
Lamphire8823/
Lampiere883/
Lampheir882/
Lamphiet881/
Lamphies880/
Lamphaer880/
Lampheer880/
Lampherd880/
Lampheur880/
Lampfier880/
Lamphert880/
Lamphyer880/
Lamper861,400/
Lampir86183/
Lampie8669/
Lanphierd8232/
Lanphiere822/
Lampierre822/
Lamnphear821/
Lampheare821/
Lampherre821/
Lampheaer820/
Lampheire820/
Lampert8015,053/
Lanpher80922/
Lamperd80199/
Lampire8084/
Lampear8042/
Lampere806/
Lampoer805/
Lampeer803/
Lamfier802/
Lamphre802/
Lompher802/
Lampiey802/
Lamperp801/
Lanphir801/
Lempher801/
Labhier801/
Lampyer801/
Lampeir801/
Lanpier800/
Lanphie800/
Lampfer800/
Lanphear751,802/
Lanphere75995/
Lamperth75148/
Lamppert7541/
Lyampert7531/
Lanpheir7520/
Lanpheer7517/
Lanphaer755/
Lampeart755/
Lampertt753/
Lampeard752/
Lompierz751/
Llampert751/
Lampfere751/
Lanphair751/
Lanphiee751/
Lemphear751/
Lamphour751/
Lampihez751/
Lanphies750/
Lanphire750/
Lomphere750/
Lanpheur750/
Lamppear750/
Lampfert750/
Lanpherr750/
Lampfire750/
Lampfear750/
Lamphyre750/
Lavier711,319/
Lemper71768/
Lampre71543/
Labier71330/
Lamperová71203/
Lempir71129/
Lomper7164/
Lanpheare7143/
Lampír7126/
Lanpir7116/
Lamperova717/
Lamfir715/
Lamfer713/
Lampée712/
Lampér712/
Lompie712/
Lanper711/
Lampirova711/
Lampirová711/
Lahanpher711/
Laubier67472/
Lampért67196/
Lampyha67172/
Lompert67122/
Lempfer6770/
Lanfier6756/
Laivier6748/
Lanpert675/
Llanper675/
Loumpie674/
Lauvier673/
Lompiey672/
Lompies672/
Labiere672/
Lamfihi672/
Lanpair671/
Laimpre671/
Leavier671/
Lampuur671/
Lompere671/
Lamfear670/
Lamfair670/
Lamfert670/

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