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    The surname Lambert

    A patronymic surname, carried by 93,678 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlæmbɚt/ 2 syllables Soundex L516 Also a first name

    Lambert: #329 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lambert #329, 93,678 people Lambert: #329 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Lambert #329, 93,678 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lambert is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Lambert is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 93,678 people named Lambert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,296 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 90,618.

    #329
    rank among US surnames
    93,678
    people in 2010
    32
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #303)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #320Molina96,9793,184
    #321Stanley96,8673,187
    #322Hopkins96,8103,189
    #323Campos96,1113,212
    #324Barnett95,6813,227
    #325Bates95,6223,229
    #326Chambers94,9883,250

    Who is named Lambert

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

    84% of people named Lambert identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lamberts

    28 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adam Lambert
      American singer (born 1982)
    • Christopher Lambert
      American actor, born 1957
    • Miranda Lambert
      American country singer, born 1983
    • Raoul Lambert
      Belgian footballer, born 1944
    • 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, born 1993
    • Aylmer Bourke Lambert
      British botanist (1761-1842)
    • Mary Lambert
      American film director, born 1951
    • Albert Bond Lambert
      Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946)
    • George Washington Lambert
      Australian artist (1873–1930)
    • Yumi Lambert
      Belgian model, born 1995

    Notable Lamberts come mostly from the United States (16), Belgium (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lambert

    Lambert has the Soundex code L516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L516.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lambert come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Lambert?
    93,678 people in the United States had the surname Lambert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,296 Americans. It ranked 329th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lambert?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Lambert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lambert?
    Adam Lambert, American singer (born 1982), followed by Christopher Lambert.
    Where is the surname Lambert most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lambert in the United States, Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 3 other countries.
    How do you pronounce Lambert?
    Lambert is /ˈlæmbɚt/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Lambert?
    Lambert is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Lambert getting more or less common?
    More common. 90,618 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 93,678 in 2010, up 3.4%.
    Is Lambert also a first name?
    Yes. Lambert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.