The Lamp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,042 people carried this name — #8,209 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,000 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 91 people named Lamp live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 70
Buenos Aires Province 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 44 people named Lamp.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Bas-Rhin 31
Meurthe-et-Moselle 3
Moselle 3
Haute-Garonne 1
Marne 1
Haut-Rhin 1
Haute-Savoie 1
Paris 1

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

In Poland’s population register

27 people named Lamp have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 38 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.

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

Where they live today

Warmian-Masurian 19
Silesian 8

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Lamp in American newspapers,
1908–1911.

Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Lamp
Rock Island Argus 1911-01-06
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Lamp
Rock Island Argus 1911-01-10
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Lamp
Rock Island Argus 1908-10-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,245 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lamp in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

5,980 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lamp. The most, 1,688, date from the 1900s. Victoria 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 Tasmania, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,752
New South Wales 1,214
Tasmania 1,048
Western Australia 906
Queensland 588
South Australia 445
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 9

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

Who carried it

People named Lamp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Lamp
    Charles Lamp 1895–1972 · politician
  • Andres Lamp 1831–1894 · teacher
  • Ernst Lamp 1850–1901 · astronomer
  • Karl Lamp 1866–1962 · jurist
  • Karl Lamp 1866–1962 · jurist
  • Endel Lamp 1906–1988 · teacher

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 Lamp,
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 States591 records

591 records of the Lamp name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 296
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 110
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 89
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 41
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 38
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edwin W. Lamp

    Born 1903 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Sacramento, California; warehouseman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 23; milliner. From Germany; bound for Milwaukee.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arnold William Lamp

    Born 1942; from Westerville, Ohio. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1969 in Lam Dong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 591 records for Lamp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany207 records

207 records of the Lamp name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 206
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Adam Lamp

    Born 1882; from Höchsdorf, Plön. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Karolina Lamp

    Left Gündlingen for Erstein, France in 1848.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Jakob Lamp

    From Fürfeld. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 16 January 1915; then reported wounded in the list of 21 April 1915; then reported dead in the list of 2 January 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 49).

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

Showing 3 of 207 records for Lamp in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands163 records

163 records of the Lamp name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 100
  • Dutch population registers 45
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 18
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Stanislaus Lamp

    Married in 1896 in Haarlem; shopkeeper. Died 1946 in Bloemendaal, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Angelina Lamp

    Born 1823 in Venlo. Married in 1861 in Venlo.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catharina Lamp

    Born 1864 in Delft. Died 1866 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 163 records for Lamp 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).

Australia49 records

49 records of the Lamp name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 32
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Heinz Juergin Lamp

    Cabinet maker of Avondale Heights, Victoria; died 1990.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Lamp

    Arrived in Victoria in 1901 aboard the Darmstadt, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elsie Linda Lamp

    Died 1926 in Linda, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Lamp in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France23 records

23 records of the Lamp 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 Maria Sophie Moije Lamp

    Born 1938 in Germany; died 2001 in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne).

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

    Born 1914 in Dangolsheim (Bas-Rhin); died 1986 in Moulins-lès-Metz (Moselle).

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

    Born 1907 in Thal-Drulingen; died 1972 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Lamp 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).

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