Origins of the Lambert surname

What does the name Lambert mean?

Lambert is an English surname. It has two hypothesised points of origin. Firstly it is believed to be a patronymic name and refer to someone who is the son or descendant of a person with the given name 'Lambert'. It is also thought to come from the occupation of 'lamb-herd', and be related to those who were given the duty of looking after sheep and their line.

Alternative variations of the name Lambert

Lambert, Lambart, Lampert, Lembert, Lombert

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1123North West 374Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 3049East Midlands 468West Midlands 309East 1177London 3655South East 1703South West 446South Wales 153Mid Wales 16West Wales 6North Wales 40Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Lamberts lived in london

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27,000 Lambert Travel & migration records
160,000 Lamberts found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Lambert

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227th most common surname in the UK

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What are the most common Lambert first names?

John

William

Mary

Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Lamberts

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Common female occupations for Lamberts in 1921

Dressmaker

693

Domestic Servant

437

Laundress

407

General Servant Domestic

399

Living On Own Means

346

Common male occupations for Lamberts in 1921

Agricultural Labourer

995

General Labourer

564

Farm Labourer

507

Farmer

499

Carpenter

387

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