Lamport

Lamport Meaning & Origin

About Lamport
The surname Lamport is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "lamb" meaning lamb and "port" meaning a market town or a harbor. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Lamport is believed to be "lamb market" or "lamb harbor." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived or worked in a place associated with the trading or raising of lambs.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lamport is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lamport: 249
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 77,012
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lamport 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 Lamport is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LMPRT
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L051063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 M P AO2 R T
🌐 IPA
/ˈlæmˌpɔrt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LMPRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L516

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lamport in Braille

Here's how to represent Lamport in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lamport in braille

How to sign the name Lamport using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lamport using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lamport in sign language

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