Lambert (name)


Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land " land" and beraht "bright".
It is one of the most common French surnames with a total number of birth in France between 1966 and 1990 around 18,000 births. variant forms include : Lamberty, Lambertot, Lamberton.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lambert were residents of the United States, 26.4% of France, 8.5% of England, 7.3% of Canada, 4.9% of Belgium, 2.8% of Australia, 2.4% of Nigeria, 1.5% of Germany and 1.4% of South Africa.
In Belgium, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average only in one region: Wallonia.
In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:

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