How common is the surname Lamont?

6,845 people in the United States had the surname Lamont in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,105 Americans. It ranked 5,114th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lamont?

Peter Lamont, art director (1929-2020), followed by Charles Lamont.

Where is the surname Lamont most common?

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

Is the surname Lamont getting more or less common?

More common. 6,511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,845 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Lamont also a first name?

Yes. Lamont 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.

The surname Lamont

A surname, carried by 6,845 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L553 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lamont is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,845 people named Lamont in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,105 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,511.

#5,114

rank among US surnames

6,845

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,955)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,105	Large	6,859	45,013
#5,107	Quiles	6,858	45,020
#5,108	Phillip	6,857	45,026
#5,109	Shrader	6,855	45,039
#5,110	Lundquist	6,853	45,053
#5,111	Baxley	6,852	45,059
#5,112	McGinley	6,851	45,066

Who is named Lamont

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

82% of people named Lamont identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lamonts

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1978

Notable Lamonts come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Lemmond

Surnames that sound like Lamont

Lamont has the Soundex code L553, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L553.

Questions

How common is the surname Lamont?: 6,845 people in the United States had the surname Lamont in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,105 Americans. It ranked 5,114th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lamont?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Lamont identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lamont?: Peter Lamont, art director (1929-2020), followed by Charles Lamont.
Where is the surname Lamont most common?: Wikidata records people named Lamont in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Lamont getting more or less common?: More common. 6,511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,845 in 2010, up 5.1%.
What are other spellings of Lamont?: Lemmond.
Is Lamont also a first name?: Yes. Lamont 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.