Lamb Name Meaning: Originates from an English/German shortened version of the name Lambert, meaning 'land' and 'bright'.
A nickname often given to someone 'meek' or 'gentle', often used ironically for someone 'cruel'too. May have also been given to someone who kept lambs or had a sign of a lamb near their house.
Discover how your Lamb ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 79 |
| Buckinghamshire | 14 |
| Berkshire | 68 |
| Cambridgeshire | 34 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 688 |
| Cornwall | 45 |
| Cumberland | 225 |
| Derbyshire | 317 |
| Devon | 85 |
| Dorset | 59 |
| Durham | 1,319 |
| Essex | 233 |
| Gloucestershire | 108 |
| Hampshire | 161 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 42 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 37 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 357 |
| Lancashire | 2,077 |
| Leicestershire | 51 |
| Lincolnshire | 205 |
| London | 1,449 |
| Middlesex | 205 |
| Northumberland | 686 |
| Norfolk | 212 |
| Northamptonshire | 46 |
| Nottinghamshire | 436 |
| Oxfordshire | 91 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 37 |
| Shropshire | 59 |
| Suffolk | 85 |
| Somerset | 93 |
| Surrey | 197 |
| Sussex | 135 |
| Staffordshire | 281 |
| Warwickshire | 335 |
| Westmorland | 94 |
| Wiltshire | 32 |
| Worcestershire | 271 |
| Yorkshire | 1,897 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 13 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 77 |
| Glamorgan | 75 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Pembrokeshire | 23 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,157 |
| Coal Miner | 226 |
| General Labourer | 205 |
| Domestic Servant | 128 |
| Dress Maker | 124 |
| Farmer | 124 |
| Living On Own Means | 97 |
| Labourer | 90 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 84 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 81 |
| General Servant | 66 |
| Cotton Weaver | 60 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Laundress | 51 |
| House Keeper | 51 |
| Clerk | 41 |
| Joiner | 41 |
| Blacksmith | 40 |
| Farm Servant | 40 |
| Gardener | 37 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| General Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Tailor | 32 |
| Grocer | 28 |
| Tailoress | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lamb | 6,597 |
| William Lamb | 6,023 |
| John Lamb | 5,988 |
| Elizabeth Lamb | 4,201 |
| Thomas Lamb | 3,736 |
| James Lamb | 3,143 |
| George Lamb | 3,132 |
| Sarah Lamb | 2,893 |
| Jane Lamb | 2,247 |
| Ann Lamb | 2,192 |
| Joseph Lamb | 1,989 |
| Robert Lamb | 1,829 |
| Charles Lamb | 1,623 |
| Margaret Lamb | 1,600 |
| Henry Lamb | 1,459 |
| Ellen Lamb | 1,315 |
| Annie Lamb | 1,231 |
| Alice Lamb | 1,177 |
| Hannah Lamb | 1,111 |
| Eliza Lamb | 1,037 |
| Emma Lamb | 1,003 |
| Edward Lamb | 976 |
| Richard Lamb | 930 |
| Martha Lamb | 798 |
| Samuel Lamb | 710 |