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

Lammers, 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 Lammers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lammers in America

Lammers is the 6674th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lammers surname appeared 5,061 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 Lammers.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lammers 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 Lammers

The surname Lammers is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It derives from the Middle Dutch word "lam," meaning lamb, and the occupational suffix "-er," indicating someone who worked with or raised lambs. The name likely referred to a shepherd or someone involved in the wool trade.

One of the earliest records of the name Lammers can be found in the Dutch city of Utrecht in the late 14th century, where a man named Jan Lammers was listed as a resident in 1387. The name was also present in other parts of the Netherlands, such as Friesland and Groningen.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various Dutch records, including the Leiden Cloth Makers' Guild, where a certain Pieter Lammers was listed as a member in 1542. Another notable mention is in the 1598 Leiden Census, which recorded several families with the surname Lammers living in the city.

The Lammers name can be traced back to several place names in the Netherlands, such as Lammers Veen (Lammers' Marsh) in South Holland and Lammers Hagen (Lammers' Grove) in Friesland. These place names likely originated from early bearers of the surname who lived or owned land in those areas.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Lammers was Dirck Lammers (c. 1540-1610), a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem. He was known for his portraits and religious paintings, and his works can be found in various museums across the Netherlands.

Another notable figure was Pieter Lammers (1663-1744), a Dutch architect who designed several churches and public buildings in Amsterdam, including the Oude Lutherse Kerk (Old Lutheran Church) and the Maagdenhuis (Maidenhuis), which now houses the University of Amsterdam.

In the 19th century, Henricus Lammers (1836-1897) was a Dutch Catholic priest and missionary who worked in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He founded several churches and schools in the region and played a significant role in spreading Catholicism in the Dutch colonies.

Gerrit Lammers (1880-1962) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) from 1933 to 1946.

Finally, Jacobus Lammers (1907-1985) was a Dutch linguist and professor at the University of Amsterdam. He made significant contributions to the study of Afrikaans and Dutch dialects, publishing several books and articles on the subject.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lammers

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

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

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