About Laman
The surname Laman is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Lambert, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "land" meaning "land" or "territory" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "famous." Therefore, the surname Laman can be interpreted to mean "bright land" or "famous land." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Lambert.
The surname Laman is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Laman based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Laman is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Laman in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Laman using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.