The Lamar surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,733 people carried this name — #3,057 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 11,030 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lamar surname

A habitational surname from Old French.

From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lamar» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Lamar.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Aude.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Aude 6
Paris 6
Martinique 4
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Var 3
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Yvelines 2
Loir-et-Cher 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Lamar in American newspapers,
1875–1905.

Newspaper page from The State Chronicle carrying the name Lamar
The State Chronicle 1888-01-12
Newspaper page from The Semi-weekly Messenger carrying the name Lamar
The Semi-weekly Messenger 1905-12-15
Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Lamar
New Orleans Republican 1875-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,206 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lamar in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

620 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lamar. The most, 161, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 211
Victoria 134
Queensland 97
South Australia 66
Western Australia 53
Tasmania 32
ACT (Canberra) 23

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lamar.

Who carried it

People named Lamar,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar I
    Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar I 1797–1834 · judge
  • Mirabeau B. Lamar
    Mirabeau B. Lamar 1798–1859 · politician
  • Marien Lamar d. 1777 · military officer
  • Robert Lamar 1706–1756
  • James Lamar 1734–1796
  • John Lamar 1769–1833

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lamar,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States719 records

719 records of the Lamar name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 329
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 176
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 105
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 51
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Willie James Lamar

    Born 1943; from Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William F. Lamar

    Born 1912 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee; bookblack. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Lamar

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the La Bretagne from Havre, aged 16; farmer. From France; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 719 records for Lamar in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands104 records

104 records of the Lamar name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 76
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 24
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Lamar

    Married in 1921 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1949 in Alkmaar, aged 51.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johan Hendrik Lamar

    Died 1915 in Zeist, aged 50.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elizabeth Lamar

    In the population register of Oldebroek.

    Open Archives, Streekarchivariaat Noordwest-Veluwe (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 104 records for Lamar in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France15 records

15 records of the Lamar name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Simone Marie Frederique Lamar

    Born 1929 in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques); died 2000 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Herve Lamar

    Born 1909 in Feuilla; died 1989 in Narbonne (Aude).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alexandrine Henriette Lamar

    Born 1888 in Asnières-sur-Seine; died 1991 in Montrouge (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Lamar in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany9 records

9 records of the Lamar name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Philipp Lamar

    From Dillingen, Saarlouis. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 17 April 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 25).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Valentin Lamar

    From Geislautern. Listed as returned from captivity in the Prussian casualty list of 9 May 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Lamar

    From Neunkirchen, Ottweiler. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 July 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Lamar in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Lamar name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Loui Lamar

    Listed at Antigonish, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Jean Lamar

    Listed at Antigonish, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Lamar in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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