Lampton Family Crest & Name History

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lambton surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

Lampton belongs to the Lambton family of names, which has English roots. At root, the name means “Lamb farm”.

Spelled with “p” instead of “b”, Lampton shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lampton with 1,220 bearers, at rank 21,429.

Research your Lampton family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.