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

Lammey, 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 Lammey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lammey in America

Lammey is the 48347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lammey surname appeared 437 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 Lammey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lammey 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 Lammey

The surname Lammey is of English origin and dates back to the 11th century. It is derived from the Old English word "lamb" or "lambe," meaning a young sheep or lamb. The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname or occupational name for someone who worked with lambs or sheep.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the earliest recorded forms of the name appear as "Lambard" and "Lambertus." These early spellings suggest that the name may have been initially derived from the personal name "Lambert," which itself comes from the Germanic elements "lant" (land) and "berht" (bright).

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lammey surname is found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1195, where a John Lammey is mentioned. Another early record is from the Curia Regis Rolls of Northamptonshire in 1215, which lists a William Lammey.

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the surname appeared in various forms, including Lammay, Lammay, Lammee, and Lammie. These variations likely arose from regional dialects and scribal errors in record-keeping.

Notable historical figures with the Lammey surname include:

1. Sir John Lammey (c. 1320-1390), an English knight and landowner in Gloucestershire.
2. Thomas Lammey (1475-1547), a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of London.
3. Margaret Lammey (c. 1560-1635), an English author and poet from Warwickshire.
4. Robert Lammey (1618-1688), a Puritan minister and writer who served in several parishes in Lincolnshire.
5. Captain William Lammey (1745-1821), a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.

The Lammey surname is also associated with various place names throughout England, such as Lammey Green in Hertfordshire and Lammey Hill in Gloucestershire. These locations likely derived their names from early settlers or landowners bearing the Lammey surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lammey

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

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

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