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

Lambright, 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 Lambright surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lambright in America

Lambright is the 7467th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lambright surname appeared 4,463 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Lambright.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lambright 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 Lambright

The surname Lambright has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the late 12th century. It is a combination of the German words "lamb" and "recht," which together mean "lamb's pasture" or "lamb's meadow." The name likely originated as a description of someone who lived near or owned land suitable for grazing lambs.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lambright name can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the town of Aachen, where a farmer named Heinreich Lambrecht is mentioned. This spelling variation, with the "cht" ending, was common in the Rhineland region during that time period.

By the 16th century, the name had spread to other parts of Germany, and variations like Lamprecht, Lambrecht, and Lambright began to emerge. In 1587, a man named Hans Lambright is recorded as living in the village of Oberndorf, located in what is now Bavaria.

The Lambright name also made its way to the Netherlands, where it was spelled as Lambregt or Lambregts. One notable bearer of this version was Jan Lambregt, a Dutch painter born in 1615 who specialized in landscapes and city scenes.

As German and Dutch immigrants began arriving in North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Lambright name traveled with them. One of the earliest documented instances is that of Johannes Lambright, who was born in Germany in 1692 and later settled in Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the Lambright surname include:

1. William Lambright (1776-1859), an American pioneer and early settler in Ohio.
2. John Lambright (1838-1912), a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War.
3. Levi Lambright (1849-1932), a prominent farmer and businessman in Indiana.
4. Anna Lambright (1867-1951), a American educator and advocate for women's rights.
5. Leonard Lambright (1902-1978), a German-American artist known for his landscape paintings.

While the Lambright name has evolved over time and spread to various parts of the world, it can be traced back to its German roots and the descriptive meaning of "lamb's pasture."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lambright

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

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

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