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    The surname Lambing

    A patronymic surname, carried by 611 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L515

    Lambing: #36,585 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lambing #36,585, 611 people Lambing: #36,585 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lambing #36,585, 611 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lambing is more common than 77.5% of them.

    Origin

    Probably a North German and Dutch patronymic surname from a short form of Lambert.

    Lambing 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 611 people named Lambing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 597.

    #36,585
    rank among US surnames
    611
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.3%
    change since 2000 (was #35,621)

    Who is named Lambing

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

    98% of people named Lambing identified as white (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lambing

    Lambing has the Soundex code L515, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L515.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lambing come from?
    Probably a North German and Dutch patronymic surname from a short form of Lambert.
    How common is the surname Lambing?
    611 people in the United States had the surname Lambing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. It ranked 36,585th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lambing?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Lambing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Lambing?
    Lambing is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Lambing getting more or less common?
    More common. 597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 611 in 2010, up 2.3%.