Lamplugh Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

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

Lamplugh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lamplugh,' a parish in Cumberland.

Robert de Lamplugh, temp. Henry II: Estates and Families of Cumberland (Cumberland).

Adam de Lamplugh, temp. John: ibid.

Johannes de Lamplogh, Cumberland, 1319.

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Lamplugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
England1431:389,63727,109
Australia361:749,88148,970
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Lamplugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lamplugh,' a parish in Cumberland.

Robert de Lamplugh, temp. Henry II: Estates and Families of Cumberland (Cumberland).

Adam de Lamplugh, temp. John: ibid.

Johannes de Lamplogh, Cumberland, 1319. Writs of Parliament.

George Lamplugh, or Lampleughe, Cumberland, 1588: Register of the University of Oxford.

1655-6. Married — Thomas Lamplugh and Catherine Meuerell: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Belonging to Lamplugh (Cumb.), 13th and 14th cent. Lamplugh, Lamplogh [the first element is prob. for Teutonic lamb, lamb; but the possibility of Old English lám, loam, clay, cannot be ignored: the second may be Old English plóg, a piece of land; or the North. lough, from Gaelic loch, lake; while sometimes lough is for low, Old English hlǽw, a small round hill, tumulus]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Cumberland, the residence of the family, "a race of valourous gentlemen successively for their worthyness knyghted in the field, all or most of them." Old account quoted in Hutchinson's Cumberland. The family were in possession temp. Henry II. Ibid.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Lamploughs or Lamplughs, who are now best represented in the Hull district, possess the name of a Cumberland parish. Thomas Lamplugh, who was Archbishop of York exactly two centuries ago, was descended from a very ancient family in Cumberland, where the Lamplughs had flourished for many centuries with knightly honours. George Lamplugh, merchant, was lord mayor of York in 1662 (D.), and the name is still in that city.

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

Lamplugh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamplugh occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamplugh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 640,141st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lamplugh reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Lamplugh is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 1,542,378. In The United States Lamplugh is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 51 percent are found, New Jersey, where 16 percent are found and Utah, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Lamplugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamplugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamplugh last name grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamplugh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lamplugh are 25.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.06% registered with the party.

The amount Lamplugh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamplough94506/
Leamplugh940/
Lampligh881/
Lamplogh881/
Lanplough821/
Labliuc53204/
Lablyuk53150/
Labliuk5341/
Lableuk533/
Labluks532/
Labliux531/
Lyablyuk504/
Hlavlyuk503/
Leabliuc501/
Lanplook501/

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