Explore the Family Name Lame

The meaning of Lame

1. Altered form of German Lahm. 2. French (Lamé): nickname from Old French amé ‘beloved’ (from the past participle of aimer ‘to love’), with fused definite article l’. 3. Albanian: from a short form of the Muslim personal name Islam.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lame has seen a shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,035, but by 2010, it dropped to 48,530, indicating a decrease of around 27.59%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also fell from 548 to 435 during the same period, marking a decline of approximately 20.62%. The proportion of people carrying the surname per 100,000 also saw a drop from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010— a fall of 25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,035	#48,530	-27.59%
Count	548	435	-20.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.15	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lame

The ethnicity associated with the Lame surname also underwent changes from 2000 to 2010, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races were not recorded in 2000, but they represented 1.38% and 2.99% respectively of those with the surname by 2010. Those who identified as white increased marginally from 74.64% to 76.55%, while those identifying as Hispanic rose from 4.56% to 5.06%. On the other hand, individuals associating themselves with Black ethnicity reduced from 7.85% to 5.29%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased from 10.95% to 8.74% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.64%	76.55%	2.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	10.95%	8.74%	-20.18%
Black	7.85%	5.29%	-32.61%
Hispanic	4.56%	5.06%	10.96%
Two or More Races	0%	2.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.38%	0%