Explore the Family Name Lamie

The meaning of Lamie

1. French (also L’Amie): variant of Lamy or, possibly in some cases, a nickname from l’amie ‘the female friend’. 2. Scottish: variant of Lambie. 3. Arabic (Egypt): from a personal name based on Arabic lāmiʿ ‘sparkling, shiny’. It is found among both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Laurier, Normand, Odette, Valere.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lamie fell slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lamie was the 27085th most popular surname in the United States with a count of 841. By 2010, it had dropped to the 28909th position with a decrease in count to 822, marking a change of -6.73 in rank and a -2.26 decline in count. The proportion per 100k also declined by -9.68 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,085	#28,909	-6.73%
Count	841	822	-2.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lamie

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a mix for the surname Lamie. The majority identified as White (93.55% in 2010), with a small decrease of -0.78 compared to 2000. The number of people identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase, rising from 0.95% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010—an increase of 78.95%. Those identifying as having two or more races slightly increased from 1.66% to 1.70%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased from 2.38% to 1.95%. There was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.29%	93.55%	-0.78%
Black	2.38%	1.95%	-18.07%
Two or More Races	1.66%	1.7%	2.41%
Hispanic	0.95%	1.7%	78.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%