How common is the surname Lambe?

1,211 people in the United States had the surname Lambe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. It ranked 21,553rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lambe?

Reggie Lambe, Bermudian professional footballer (born 1991).

Where is the surname Lambe most common?

Wikidata records people named Lambe in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Lambe getting more or less common?

More common. 1,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,211 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Lambe

A surname, carried by 1,211 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L510

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lambe is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,211 people named Lambe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,119.

#21,553

rank among US surnames

1,211

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,694)

Who is named Lambe

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Lambe identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lambes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reggie Lambe
Bermudian professional footballer (born 1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lambe

Lambe has the Soundex code L510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L510.

Questions

How common is the surname Lambe?: 1,211 people in the United States had the surname Lambe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. It ranked 21,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lambe?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Lambe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lambe?: Reggie Lambe, Bermudian professional footballer (born 1991).
Where is the surname Lambe most common?: Wikidata records people named Lambe in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Lambe getting more or less common?: More common. 1,119 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,211 in 2010, up 8.2%.