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

LaMere, 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 LaMere surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LaMere in America

LaMere is the 11415th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LaMere surname appeared 2,760 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 LaMere.

We can also compare 2010 data for LaMere 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 LaMere

The surname Lamere is of French origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "la mer," meaning "the sea." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who lived near the sea or worked in a maritime profession.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lamere can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landowners in England after the Norman Conquest. The entry "Willelmus de la Mere" is listed as a landholder in Somerset, indicating that the name was in use in England by the late 11th century.

In France, the name Lamere can be traced back to the 13th century, with records showing a Jean de la Mere living in Normandy in 1285. The spelling variations at the time included "de la Mere," "de Lamere," and "Delamere."

During the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name Lamere was Jacques Lamere, a French navigator and explorer who participated in several expeditions to North America between 1535 and 1542. He is credited with charting portions of the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

In the 17th century, the Lamere family established itself in the French province of Poitou, where a branch of the family held the title of Seigneurs de Lamere, Lords of Lamere. This title was associated with the village of Lamère, located near the town of Châtellerault.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Lamere was François Lamere (1624-1692), a French composer and organist who served at the court of Louis XIV. He was renowned for his contributions to the development of the French Baroque musical style.

Another notable figure was Jean-Baptiste Lamere (1701-1757), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of Saint-Roch and the Hôtel de Soubise.

In the 19th century, Émile Lamere (1813-1879) was a prominent French sculptor who created several public monuments and statues, including the statue of Voltaire in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

It is worth noting that the name Lamere has also been associated with various place names in France, such as the village of Lamère in the Vienne department, which likely contributed to the surname's origins and spread.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LaMere

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

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

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