# Lambert (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 93,678 |
| US rank (2010) | 329 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,296 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (90,618 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlæmbɚt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantbërht, Dutch Lambrecht.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lambert 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

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

## People named Lambert

- Adam Lambert, American singer (born 1982)
- Christopher Lambert, American actor
- Miranda Lambert, American country singer
- Raoul Lambert, Belgian footballer
- Adelaide Lambert, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1907-1996)
- Constant Lambert, British composer and conductor (1905–1951)
- David Lambert, American actor
- Aylmer Bourke Lambert, British botanist (1761-1842)
- Mary Lambert, American film director
- Albert Bond Lambert, Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946)
- George Washington Lambert, Australian artist (1873–1930)
- Yumi Lambert, Belgian model

and 16 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Lambright, Lambrecht, Lampert, Lamberth, Lamberson, Lamphere, Lamphier, Lamborn, Lambertson, Lambros, Lamberton, Lombardo.

## 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.