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

Lambrecht, 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 Lambrecht surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lambrecht in America

Lambrecht is the 8805th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lambrecht surname appeared 3,719 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lambrecht.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lambrecht 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 Lambrecht

The surname Lambrecht is derived from the Germanic elements "lamb" meaning "lamb" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "shining." It is believed to have originated in the region of Flanders, which is now part of modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands. The name can be traced back to the 12th century and is thought to have initially referred to an individual who worked as a shepherd or dealt with lambs.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lambrecht can be found in the Annals of Egmond, a medieval chronicle written in the Netherlands. The chronicle mentions a man named Lambrecht van Egmond, who lived in the late 13th century.

During the Middle Ages, the name Lambrecht was also associated with several notable individuals. One such figure was Lambrecht of Saint-Bertin, a Benedictine monk and chronicler who lived in the 12th century in the Abbey of Saint-Bertin in present-day France.

Another notable bearer of the name was Jan Lambrecht, a Flemish painter from the 16th century. He was born around 1490 and is known for his religious paintings and altarpieces.

In the 17th century, the name Lambrecht was connected to a prominent family of Dutch painters. Jacob Lambrechts (1609-1648) and his son Lambrecht Lambrechts (1637-1687) were both successful artists who worked in the Dutch Golden Age.

During the 19th century, a German philosopher and mathematician named Johann Lambrecht (1828-1888) made significant contributions to the field of logic and set theory.

One of the most recent historical figures with the surname Lambrecht was the Belgian politician and statesman Paul Lambrecht (1909-1978), who served as the Minister of Economic Affairs and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1960s.

While the name Lambrecht is primarily associated with the Low Countries and Germany, it has also been carried by individuals in other parts of Europe and beyond, reflecting the migration patterns and cultural exchanges that have occurred throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lambrecht

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

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

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