Where Does the Delamare Surname Come From?

Delamare is a branch of the Lamar name tree. The name is usually explained as “The pond”.

How the spelling arose

Records show Delamare as one of the forms Lamar took over time. Related forms: Lamarre.

Delamare ranked 84,136 in the 2010 US Census, with 223 people answering to the name. INSEE counts 7,037 people born in France with the Delamare surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960. Births ran at 335 in 1891–1900 and 682 in 1991–2000.

Delamare coat of arms

Arms linked to Lamar and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Delamare family name pack.