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The Lamour surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,140 people carried this name — #22,543 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 256,400 people counted. That is up 29% from 881 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lamour surname

From French Lamour, from L'Amour, from l'+amour (“love”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lamour» (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 3,064 people named Lamour.

46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 79 départements, most often Morbihan.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 46
Morbihan 758
Finistère 545
Pas-de-Calais 504
Paris 175
Nord 168
Côtes-d’Armor 133
Saône-et-Loire 92
Loire-Atlantique 48

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

Who carried it

People named Lamour,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Philippe Lamour
    Philippe Lamour 1903–1992 · politician
  • Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour 1914–1996 · actor
  • Jean Lamour 1698–1771 · artist
  • François Marie Lamour 1772–1813 · military officer
  • Valentine Lamour 1875–1940
  • Catherine Lamour 1942– · journalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Lamour is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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