Explore the Family Name Lamarr

The meaning of Lamarr

Variant of Lamar 2, a surname of French origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Lamarr in the United States?

Based on the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lamarr has seen an uptick in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked 24,993 in frequency, while by 2010, its rank had improved to 21,184, marking a 15.24 percent increase. The count of people with this surname also rose from 933 in 2000 to 1,239 in 2010, a significant growth of nearly 33 percent. As for the proportion per 100,000 people, it increased from 0.35 to 0.42 during the same period, which is a 20 percent upswing.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,993	#21,184	15.24%
Count	933	1,239	32.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.42	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lamarr

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Lamarr surname appears across multiple backgrounds, as shown by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Though not present in 2000, by 2010 Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities began to surface within the Lamarr surname. Individuals identifying as two or more races also saw a substantial increase of 85.71 percent from 2000 to 2010. The largest ethnicity group associated with the surname Lamarr remains those identifying as White, although there's been a slight decrease of 4.62 percent over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals with the Lamarr surname who are Hispanic grew by nearly 30 percent. However, those who identify as Black saw a slight decline of 1.44 percent in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.1%	64%	-4.62%
Black	26.37%	25.99%	-1.44%
Hispanic	3.11%	4.04%	29.9%
Two or More Races	1.61%	2.99%	85.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%