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

Lambino, 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 Lambino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lambino in America

Lambino is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lambino surname appeared 128 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 Lambino.

The history of the last name Lambino

The surname Lambino is believed to have originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Italian word "Lambini," which referred to individuals who worked with or raised lambs. The name may also have been an occupational surname, indicating that the original bearer was a shepherd or someone involved in the wool trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lambino can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Veronese, a collection of diplomatic documents from the city of Verona, Italy, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was prevalent in the Veneto region of northern Italy during that time.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records from the town of Prato, located in the region of Tuscany. One notable individual was Giovanni Lambino, a wool merchant who lived in Prato during the late 1300s.

As the centuries progressed, the Lambino surname spread to other parts of Italy, with variations in spelling emerging, such as Lambini and Lambinetti. In the 16th century, a famous painter named Ludovico Lambino was born in Bologna in 1556 and gained recognition for his religious works and frescoes.

In the 17th century, the Lambino name found its way to the island of Sicily, where a notable figure named Giuseppe Lambino (1630-1691) served as a magistrate and legal scholar in the city of Palermo.

Moving into the 18th century, the Lambino surname appeared in the Kingdom of Naples, where a prominent musician named Vincenzo Lambino (1732-1808) was born. He composed several operas and became a renowned figure in the Neapolitan music scene.

Another notable individual with the Lambino surname was Giacomo Lambino (1780-1854), an Italian historian and archaeologist who conducted extensive research on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

As the Lambino name traveled across Italy over the centuries, it likely underwent various linguistic transformations and adaptations based on regional dialects and local naming traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lambino

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

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 Lambino 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.

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

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