Last Name LAMB

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Meaning	Nickname: The lamb. Affixed to one of a mild, inoffensive character. Also, 'the son of Lambert,' from Lamb the nickname, whence such diminutives as Lamb-in ad Lamb-kin were found. 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.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Native American, Chilean, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian

Rank	511 (2000 US census)	477 (1990 US census)

Count	58,555 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

87.41%, or 51183 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
8.45%, or 4948 total occurrences, as black,
0.58%, or 340 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.57%, or 334 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.37%, or 802 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.63%, or 954 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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