Lamberton
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English
Etymology
From Old English lamb (“lamb”) + burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Lamberton (countable and uncountable, plural Lambertons)
- A placename:
- A hamlet and locality in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT967572).
- A town and township in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lamberton is the 24838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1002 individuals. Lamberton is most common among White (95.21%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lamberton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.