Explore the Family Name Lampman

The meaning of Lampman

Americanized form of German Lampmann: from a short form of the personal name Lambert + Middle High German man ‘man’.

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

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

The surname Lampman experienced a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census periods. In 2000, it ranked as the 12,244th most popular name, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 13,127th spot, a decline of 7.21%. However, the total count of people bearing the Lampman surname saw a negligible increase from 2,332 in 2000 to 2,334 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 0.09%. The proportion per 100k also decreased from 0.86 in 2000 to 0.79 in 2010, marking an 8.14% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,244	#13,127	-7.21%
Count	2,332	2,334	0.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.79	-8.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lampman

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Lampman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a marginal decrease of 1.51% over the decade. In 2000, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black were 0.56% and 0.30% respectively, however, these values were suppressed in the 2010 census for privacy reasons. There was a significant increase in the percentage who identify with two or more races, surging from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a rise from 0.94% to 1.71%, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native slightly declined from 1.16% to 1.07%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	94.69%	-1.51%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.93%	114.44%
Hispanic	0.94%	1.71%	81.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.16%	1.07%	-7.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0%	0%
Black	0.3%	0%	0%