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

Lampert, 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 Lampert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lampert in America

Lampert is the 9344th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lampert surname appeared 3,484 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 Lampert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lampert 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 Lampert

The surname Lampert has its roots in the Germanic regions of Europe, particularly in the areas of modern-day Germany and Austria. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, roughly between the 11th and 15th centuries.

The name Lampert is derived from the Germanic personal name Landbehrt or Lambrecht, which is composed of the elements "land" (meaning land or territory) and "beraht" (meaning bright or illustrious). This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who owned or was associated with a prominent piece of land or territory.

In its earliest forms, the name was often spelled as Lambrecht, Lambreht, or Lambrecht, reflecting the regional linguistic variations of the time. Over the centuries, the spelling evolved into its more modern form, Lampert.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lampert can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Michaelis Bambergensis, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century that documented land transactions and donations to the Benedictine monastery in Bamberg, Germany.

Notable individuals who bore the surname Lampert throughout history include:

1. Lampert von Hersfeld (c. 1028 - c. 1088), a German chronicler and monk who wrote the Annales, a valuable historical account of the events of his time.

2. Lampert von Aschaffenburg (fl. 12th century), a German historian and cleric known for his work Annales, which covered the reign of Emperor Henry IV from 1056 to 1077.

3. Lampert van Valckenburg (c. 1370 - c. 1430), a Dutch painter and manuscript illuminator who was active in Utrecht and Haarlem during the early 15th century.

4. Lampert Edelmann (c. 1480 - c. 1546), a German engraver and goldsmith who worked in Nuremberg and is known for his intricate metalwork and engravings.

5. Lampert Zintzenhaimer (c. 1535 - c. 1595), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Dukes of Bavaria and contributed to the development of the German polyphonic style.

While the surname Lampert has its origins in the Germanic regions, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lampert

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

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

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