# Lamb (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lamb/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 59,913 |
| US rank (2010) | 561 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,153 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (58,555 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

1. From Middle English lamb as a nickname. 2. From a short form of Lambert. 3. Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luain. 4. Possibly also a translation of French agneau.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lamb in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lamb in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Lamb

- Willis Lamb, American physicist (1913–2008)
- Charles Lamb, British essayist, poet, antiquarian (1775–1834)
- Conor Lamb, American politician and attorney (born 1984)
- Jeremy Lamb, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Joseph Lamb, American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960)
- Harold Lamb, American historian and novelist (1892–1962)
- Doron Lamb, American basketball player (born 1991)
- William F. Lamb, architect (1883–1952)
- CeeDee Lamb, American football player (born 1999)
- Anthony Lamb, American basketball player (born 1998)
- Nigel Lamb, British air racer
- Gil Lamb, actor (1904-1995)

and 12 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Lam, Lamm, Lama, Lamay, Lamy, Lamey, Lampe, Lamp, Lambe, Lamboy, Lembo, Lomba.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.