Find out how popular the last name LaMarr is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named LaMarr.

LaMarr, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the LaMarr surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LaMarr in America

LaMarr is the 21184th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LaMarr surname appeared 1,239 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname LaMarr.

We can also compare 2010 data for LaMarr to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name LaMarr

The surname Lamarr is believed to have originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the French word "la mar," which means "the sea" or "the ocean." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near the sea or worked in a maritime occupation.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Lamarr can be found in the Livre des Métiers, a medieval French document that listed various trades and professions. In this document, there is a reference to a "Guillaume de la Mar," who was a fisherman living in Paris in the early 13th century.

The name Lamarr also appeared in some early English records, possibly brought over by Norman settlers after the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the Domesday Book, a survey of land ownership in England completed in 1086, there is a reference to a landowner named "Robert de la Mare" in the county of Sussex.

During the Renaissance period, the surname Lamarr gained prominence in France. One notable figure was Jacques de Lamarr (1544-1617), a French naval officer and explorer who served under King Henry IV. He is known for his exploration of the coast of Brazil and for establishing a French settlement in what is now Rio de Janeiro.

Another famous bearer of the Lamarr surname was Jean-Baptiste Lamarr (1744-1829), a French naturalist and one of the earliest proponents of the idea of evolution. His theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics, while ultimately disproven, was influential in the development of evolutionary thought.

In the 19th century, the Lamarr family produced several notable figures in the arts and sciences. Auguste Lamarr (1801-1865) was a French painter and lithographer, best known for his landscapes and portraits of Parisian society. His brother, Théodore Lamarr (1805-1873), was a chemist and inventor who contributed to the development of early photographic processes.

Moving into the 20th century, one of the most famous bearers of the Lamarr surname was actress Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000). Although she was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Austria, she took the stage name "Hedy Lamarr" when she began her acting career in Hollywood. Lamarr was not only a successful actress but also an inventor, co-patenting a frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology that would later form the basis for modern wireless communications.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LaMarr

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname LaMarr.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for LaMarr was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of LaMarr has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name LaMarr was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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