The Lamont surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,845 people carried this name — #5,114 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,511 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 18 births for the Lamont name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 2 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “11 in Antrim.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 171 people named Lamont live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Lamont.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Somme.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Lamont have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 44 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Lamont live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Lamont in American newspapers,
1867–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 110,034 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lamont,
with a public archive behind them.
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Daniel Lamont d. 1836 · merchant
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Lillian Lamont d. 1953 · dancer
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Robert Lamont d. 1433
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Lady Æmilia Mackenzie d. 1801
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Henry Lamont d. 1908
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Duncan Lamont of that Ilk d. 1448
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lamont.
- Lamirand 255 · U.S. census
- Lamm 6,105 · U.S. census
- Lammer 142 · U.S. census
- Lammers 5,061 · U.S. census
- Lamon 1,957 · U.S. census
- Lamonica 2,431 · U.S. census
- Lamontagne 3,539 · U.S. census
- Lamora 530 · U.S. census
- Lamore 925 · U.S. census
- Lamorte 712 · U.S. census
- Lamothe 3,409 · U.S. census
- Lamotte 2,289 · U.S. census
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