# Lamont (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,845 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,114 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,105 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (6,511 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lemmond |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lamont 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lamont in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Lamont

- Peter Lamont, art director (1929-2020)
- Charles Lamont, American filmmaker (1895-1993)
- Molly Lamont, British actress (1910–2001)
- Corliss Lamont, American activist (1902–1995)
- Daniel S. Lamont, American politician (1851–1905)
- Thomas W. Lamont, American banker (1870-1948)
- Robert P. Lamont, American politician (1867-1948)
- Duncan Lamont, British actor (1918-1978)
- Bishop Lamont, American rapper

## Similar surnames

Lamontagne, Lamantia, Lemond, Lamendola, Lemonds.

## 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.