Lumpkin

Lumpkin Meaning & Origin

About Lumpkin
The surname Lumpkin is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Lambkin," a diminutive form of "Lambert." The name Lambert itself comes from the Old Germanic elements "land," meaning "land" or "territory," and "berht," meaning "bright" or "famous." Therefore, the surname Lumpkin can be interpreted to mean "son of Lambert" or "descendant of Lambert," indicating a familial connection to someone named Lambert in the past.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lumpkin: 9,307
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 3,805
  • Frequency per 100k people: 3.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lumpkin based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LMPKN
🗽 NYSIIS
LANA
🔊 Soundex
L051205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AH1 M P K IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈləmpkɪn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LMPKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L512

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lumpkin in Braille

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

The name Lumpkin in braille

How to sign the name Lumpkin using Sign Language

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

The name Lumpkin in sign language

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