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

Lambrechts, 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 Lambrechts surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lambrechts in America

Lambrechts is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lambrechts surname appeared 155 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 Lambrechts.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lambrechts 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 Lambrechts

The surname Lambrechts has its origins in the Netherlands and Belgium, and can be traced back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Lambrecht, which is a combination of the elements "lamb" (lamb) and "beraht" (bright or shining). This name was likely given as a descriptive nickname to someone with bright or shining hair, or perhaps to someone with a bright or cheerful disposition.

The earliest recorded examples of the name Lambrechts date back to the 13th century. In the Dutch city of Leiden, a man named Lambrecht van Sassenheim was mentioned in historical records from 1275. Similarly, in the Belgian city of Ghent, a person named Jan Lambrechts was listed in a census from 1290.

Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Lambrechts name appeared in various records and documents across the Low Countries. For instance, a manuscript from the 15th century mentions a Pieter Lambrechts, who was a wealthy merchant in the city of Antwerp. In the 16th century, there was a famous painter from the Netherlands named Lambrecht Sustris (1515-1591), who is known for his work in the Vatican Palace.

During the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, the Lambrechts surname was associated with several notable individuals. One of them was Lambrecht Govaerts (1590-1645), a Dutch jurist and lawyer who served as a member of the Council of State for the Dutch Republic. Another was Lambrecht van Loo (1635-1690), a Dutch painter who became a court painter for the French royal family.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the Lambrechts name was Jan Lambrechts (1680-1756), a Flemish painter and etcher who is best known for his landscape paintings and etchings of the countryside around Antwerp. Later, in the 19th century, there was a Belgian novelist and playwright named Charles Lambrechts (1828-1894), who wrote several works in the Dutch language.

Throughout history, the Lambrechts surname has also been associated with various places and locations in the Netherlands and Belgium. For example, there is a village called Lambrechtshoeven in the Dutch province of North Brabant, and a town called Lambrechies in the Belgian province of Hainaut. These place names likely derived from individuals with the Lambrechts surname who lived in or were associated with these areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lambrechts

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

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

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