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

Lampa, 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 Lampa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lampa in America

Lampa is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lampa surname appeared 350 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 Lampa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lampa 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 Lampa

The surname Lampa is of Polish origin, and it can be traced back to the Middle Ages in the region of Silesia, which was part of the Kingdom of Poland at the time. The name is derived from the Polish word "lampa," meaning "lamp" or "light."

In the 14th century, the name Lampa appeared in the records of the city of Wroclaw, which was a major center of trade and craftsmanship in Silesia. It is believed that the name was initially given to a family involved in the production or trade of lamps or other lighting devices.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lampa can be found in the "Liber Fundationis Claustri Sanctae Mariae Virginis in Heinrichau," a 14th-century manuscript documenting the foundation of the Cistercian monastery in Henryków, near Wroclaw. The document mentions a certain "Johannes Lampa" who donated land to the monastery.

In the 16th century, the Lampa family was known to have settled in the town of Strzegom, where they held land and operated a successful business in the production of lamps and candlesticks. One notable member of the family was Jan Lampa (1540-1612), a renowned craftsman and merchant who supplied his wares to the Polish nobility and the royal court.

Another prominent figure with the surname Lampa was Marcin Lampa (1653-1723), a Polish-German architect and engineer who designed several churches and municipal buildings in Silesia, including the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Wroclaw.

In the 19th century, the Lampa name gained recognition through the works of Ignacy Lampa (1815-1891), a Polish painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in Galicia.

Other notable individuals with the surname Lampa include Józef Lampa (1881-1942), a Polish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Second Polish Republic, and Andrzej Lampa (born 1951), a contemporary Polish chess grandmaster and author.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lampa

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

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

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