About Lamptey
The surname Lamptey is of Ghanaian origin and is derived from the Ga language. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it is based on the name of an ancestor. The name Lamptey is believed to be derived from the Ga word "lamptey," which means "one who is born on a Saturday." In Ga culture, each day of the week is associated with a specific name, and individuals born on a particular day are given a corresponding name. Therefore, the surname Lamptey indicates that an ancestor of the family was born on a Saturday.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lamptey based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Lamptey in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Lamptey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.