Explore the Family Name Lampton

The meaning of Lampton

English: habitational name from Lampton in Greater London (formerly Middlesex) or Lambton in County Durham, named in Old English as ‘farm or settlement where lambs were reared’, from lamb ‘lamb’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lampton has seen marginal shifts over the decade from 2000 to 2010. Occupying the rank of 20,923 in 2000, it slipped slightly to the 21,429th spot in 2010, marking a minor decrease of 2.42%. However, the count of individuals bearing this last name increased by 4.1% during this period, rising from 1,172 to 1,220. Notwithstanding this increase in count, the proportion per 100k people witnessed a decline of 4.65%, moving from 0.43 to 0.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,923	#21,429	-2.42%
Count	1,172	1,220	4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lampton

The ethnic identity associated with the Lampton surname also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no reported instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, the proportion of White individuals with the Lampton last name decreased slightly from 74.57% to 71.80%, a change of -3.71%. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped by 11.71%. Interestingly, there was an increase of 14.2% among Black individuals bearing the surname, growing from 22.61% to 25.82%. The group identifying with two or more races saw a decline of 21.28%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.57%	71.8%	-3.71%
Black	22.61%	25.82%	14.2%
Hispanic	1.11%	0.98%	-11.71%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.74%	-21.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%