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

Lambey, 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 Lambey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lambey in America

Lambey is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lambey surname appeared 251 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 Lambey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lambey 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 Lambey

The surname LAMBEY is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "lamb" and "ey," meaning "lamb island" or "lamb meadow." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a meadow or island where sheep were grazed.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the LAMBEY surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Lambeye." This entry indicates that the name was already in use during the 11th century in certain regions of England.

During the 13th century, variations of the name such as "Lambey" and "Lambie" began to appear in various historical records, including the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire and the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire.

Notable individuals with the LAMBEY surname include:

1. Robert Lambey (c. 1500 - 1570), an English clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Essex from 1551 to 1570.
2. William Lambey (c. 1560 - 1631), a prominent merchant and landowner in Stratford-upon-Avon, who was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.
3. Elizabeth Lambey (c. 1620 - 1685), one of the first English settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who arrived in 1635 and established a homestead in what is now Salem.
4. John Lambey (1745 - 1823), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and later became a renowned cartographer.
5. Mary Lambey (1810 - 1892), a pioneering educator and activist in the women's suffrage movement in England, who founded several schools for girls in London.

The LAMBEY surname has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Lambeyleigh in Devon and Lambeyhurst in Kent, both of which may have derived their names from the Old English words related to the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lambey

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

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 Lambey 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 Lambey 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 Lambey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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