Explore the Family Name Lampo

The meaning of Lampo

1. Italian: from a short form of the personal name Alampo, from Greek Eulampios, adjectival derivative of eulampēs ‘well shining, most splendid’. 2. Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from the dialect word lampo ‘tenant, leaseholder’. Established as hereditary surname in southwestern Finland since the 19th century. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Ciro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lampo saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 56,526 in 2000 to 64,559 in 2010, marking a change of -14.21%. Simultaneously, the count of individuals bearing the Lampo surname also declined from 338 in 2000 to 308 in 2010, indicating an -8.88% change. The proportion of people named Lampo per 100,000 decreased by -23.08% from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#64,559	-14.21%
Count	338	308	-8.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lampo

The ethnicity associated with the surname Lampo, as depicted by the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen slight shifts over the decade. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (94.67%), which increased to 96.43% in 2010. There was a small portion who identified with two or more races in 2000, but this category reported no representation in 2010. Similarly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the 2010 census did record a new ethnic identity association for the Lampo surname, with 1.62% identifying as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	96.43%	1.86%
Hispanic	0%	1.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.96%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%