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LAMB

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There are approximately 28,130 people named Lamb in the UK. That makes it the 334th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 445 are named Lamb.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Lambe
Lam
Lahm
Lama
Lambo
Lamba
Lambes
Lambie
Lambey
Laimb
Lambb
Laamb
Laam
Laim
Laem
Lahme
Laame
Laime
Laamme
Laams
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Lambbe
Lambh
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Lambn
Lambl
Lambk

The Lamb surname in historical dictionaries

The name was probably taken from the sign of a lamb at an inn, the young of the sheep kind; Welsh, Llamer, to skip; Gaelic, Leum. The primitive Celtic or Gaelic Lam signified armor, as a dart, a blade, or sword; hence, to lam signified to disable, injure, maim, from which we have lame and limp.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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