Lamport Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Lamport Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' which see. (a) Local, 'of Lamport,' which see.

1620. Richard Crolley and Elizabeth Lampert: Marriage Lic. (London).

1683. John Lampard and Ann Cockquerell: Marriage Alleg.

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Lamport Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5121:108,82411,299
United States4611:786,24560,824
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Mauritius551:23,5174,778
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Wales301:103,1518,167
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Lamport 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,' which see. (a) Local, 'of Lamport,' which see.

1620. Richard Crolley and Elizabeth Lampert: Marriage Lic. (London).

1683. John Lampard and Ann Cockquerell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1745. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Lampard: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

1770. — Edward, s. Thomas Lampard: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Lamport,' a parish in the Diocese of Peterborough; (a) 'of Landport,' a parish in the Diocese of Winchester. Lower adds, 'An estate now called Landport at Lewes, Sussex, had owners called Lamport, temp. Edward III.' One instance below agrees with this statement.

Richard de Lamport, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Lamport, Sussex, ibid.

1789. Married — Joseph Hughes and Elizabeth Lamport: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Lamport (Northamp., Bucks), Landport (Hants, Sussex). [If the second element, as seems likely, is the Middle English port, a market-place (cp. Old English port, a gate, entrance, place), then the first element is rather for lamb, lamb, than Middle English lame, Old English lám, loam, clay] The Sussex (Lewes) Landport was Lamport in the 13th century.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old form of Lambert in Co. Wexford.

MIF 88

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A parish in Northamptonshire, An estate now called Landport at Lewes, Sussex, had owners called Lamport temp, Edw. III.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Cornish British) From lam or lan, a place, and port, a harbor, a place for ships.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lamport Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamport (Russian: Лампорт) is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lamport.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamport? popularity and diffusion

Lamport is the 277,637th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,224,047 people. The surname Lamport is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Lamport are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lamport is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 108,824. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Surrey, where 9 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Lamport Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lamport has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lamport last name increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 349 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lamport Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lamport surname are 5.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lamport earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning R 275,556 per year; in United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $48,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyamport9336/
Lamporte9317/
Liamport9313/
Lambport930/
Lampert8615,053/
Lampart862,493/
Lampért86196/
Lampoor8639/
Lemport8611/
Lampord867/
Lomport865/
Lambpor861/
Lampurt861/
Lamphor860/
Lampaert80956/
Lamparth80177/
Lamperth80148/
Lampérth8045/
Lamppert8041/
Lamparte8035/
Lyampert8031/
Lampertt803/
Llampart802/
Llampert801/
Lampartt801/
Lamphour801/
Lampfert800/
Lampford800/
Lamphore800/
Lamppart800/
Lamphert800/
Lampar77175/
Labort77147/
Lanpor7785/
Laborte715,404/
Lampard713,453/
Lempert712,206/
Lempart711,238/
Lompart71475/
Lamperd71199/
Leampar71179/
Labourt71158/
Lamphar71130/
Lompert71122/
Lampartová71107/
Lajvort7124/
Lanpert715/
Lampartova715/
Leavort714/
Laivort711/
Lhanpor711/
Laborth711/
Hlanpor711/
Lampare711/
Lempord711/
Lanpord711/
Lanphor711/
Lanpart710/
Llompart672,415/
Lomparte67473/
Lempfert67169/
Llanpart678/
Hlanporh672/
Liompart672/
Labortte671/
Laborthe671/
Lampards671/
Lhanporh671/
Leumpert671/
Lamphare671/
Lampeaur671/
Lampaard671/
Lamphard670/
Leabhort670/
Lanphore670/
Lampherd670/
Loonport670/
Lampheur670/

Lamport Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamport in the Russian language
Лампортlamport-

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