Lambert (name)

Lambert is an English and French^[1] given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "bright".^[2]

It is one of the most common French surnames with a total number of birth in France between 1966 and 1990 around 18,000 births.^[3] variant forms include: Lamberty, Lambertot, Lamberton.^[4]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lambert were residents of the United States (frequency 1:3,039), 26.4% of France (1:765), 8.5% of England (1:1,983), 7.3% of Canada (1:1,533), 4.9% of Belgium (1:705), 2.8% of Australia (1:2,604), 2.4% of Nigeria (1:22,741), 1.5% of Germany (1:16,231) and 1.4% of South Africa (1:12,113).

In Belgium, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:705) in Wallonia (1:296).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:765) in the following regions:^[5]

1. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:447)
2. Pays de la Loire (1:508)
3. Grand Est (1:560)
4. Normandy (1:573)
5. Centre-Val de Loire (1:661)
6. Guadeloupe (1:670)
7. French Guiana (1:677)
8. Hauts-de-France (1:715)

People with the given name

Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II
Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany (fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca
Lambert (pianist) (fl. 2014), stage name of German pianist Paul Lambert
Lambert le Bègue, 12th century Belgian priest
Lambert de Monte, also known as Lambert of Cologne (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and Thomist
Lambert of Ardres, (c. 1160–after 1203) 12th century French chronicler
Lambert of Cologne, also known as Lambert de Monte (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and thomist
Lambert of Gallura (died 1225), giudice of Gallura, Sardinia
Lambert of Hersfeld (c. 1024–c. 1088), Thuringian chronicler
Lambert of Maastricht (c. 636 – c. 700), bishop, saint, and martyr
Lambert of St-Bertin or Lambert of St-Omer (c. 1060–1125), medieval encyclopedist
Lambert I of Leuven (c. 950–1015), count of Leuven
Lambert II, Count of Leuven (1041–1063), count of Leuven
Lambert I of Nantes (fl. 818–836), count of Nantes and duke of Spolete
Lambert II of Nantes (fl. 843–851), count of Nantes
Lambert III of Nantes (fl. 851–862), pretender to the County of Nantes
Lambert I of Spoleto (died 880), duke and margrave of Spoleto
Lambert II of Spoleto (c. 880–898), Holy Roman Emperor
Lambert II, Count of Lens (died 1054), count of Lens
Lambert Adelot (born 1898, date of death unknown), Belgian field hockey player
Lambert Amon Tanoh (1926–2022), Ivorian politician
Lambert Bartak, American organist
Lambert Beauduin (1873–1960), Belgian monk, founder of Chevetogne Abbey, Belgium
Lambert Blackwell Larking (1797–1868), English clergyman and antiquarian
Lambert Bos (1670–1717), Dutch scholar
Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823), American merchant
Lambert Croux (1927–2020), Belgian politician
Lambert Daneau (c.1535–c.1590), French jurist and Calvinist theologian
Lambert Ferri (fl. c. 1250–1300), trouvère and cleric at the monastery at Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
Lambert Folkers (died 1761), Nova Scotia politician
Lambert Grimaldi (1420–1494), Lord of Monaco
Lambert Hamel (born 1940), German actor
Lambert Heinrich von Babo (1818–1899), German chemist
Lambert Hillyer (1889–1969), American director and screenwriter
Lambert Hitchcock (1795–1852), American furniture manufacturer
Lambert Lombard (1505–1566), painter and architect from the Low Countries
Lambert Mascarenhas, 20th century Indian journalist
Lambert McKenna (1870–1956), Irish scholar, editor and lexicographer
Lambert Meertens (born 1944), Dutch computer scientist
Lambert Murphy (1885–1954), American tenor
Lambert Quetelet (1796–1874), alternate name of Adolphe Quételet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist
Lambert Redd (1908–1986), American athlete
Lambert Schaus (1908–1976), Luxembourgian politician
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700–1759), French sculptor
Lambert Simnel (c. 1477–c. 1525), child pretender to the throne of England
Lambert Sustris (c. 1515–20–c. 1584), Dutch painter
Lambert van Nistelrooij (born 1953), Dutch politician
Lambert of Vence (1084–1154), Bishop and saint
Lambert Verdonk (born 1944), Dutch football player
Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet (1875–1956), British politician
Lambert Wickes (1735–1777), American Continental Navy Captain
Lambert Wilson (born 1958), French actor

People with the surname

A

Adam Lambert (born 1982), American recording artist, stage actor
Adelaide Lambert (1907–1996), American swimmer
Adrian Lambert (born 1972), English bassist and songwriter
Adrien Lambert (1913–2003), Canadian politician
Alain Lambert (born 1946), French politician
Albert Bond Lambert (1875–1946), American aviator
Albert Edward Lambert (1870–1929), British architect
Alice Elinor Lambert (1886–1981), American writer
Alison Lambert (born 1977), British clarinetist
Allen Lambert (1911–2002), Canadian banker
Andrew Lambert (born 1951), English historian
Angela Lambert (1940–2007), British journalist
Ann Lambert (born 1957), Canadian playwright and author
Anne Louise Lambert (born 1955), Australian actress
Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de Lambert (1647–1733), French writer
Annie Lambert (born 1946), British actress
Sir Anthony Lambert (1911–2007), British ambassador
August Lambert (1916–1945), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761–1842), British botanist

B

Benjamin Lambert (1937–2014), American optometrist and politician
Bob Lambert (cricketer) (1874–1956), Irish cricketer
Bob Lambert (academic) (born 1952), English member of the Special Demonstration Squad and academic
Bob Lambert (executive) (c. 1957–2012), American media executive with The Walt Disney Company
Brad Lambert (American football) (born 1965), American football coach
Brian Lambert (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2007), English footballer

C

Cecil Lambert, (1864–1928) British admiral
Charles de Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Charles Lambert (disambiguation)
Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896), American composer
Chris Lambert (disambiguation)
Christophe Lambert (disambiguation)
Christopher Lambert (disambiguation)
Claude Lambert (born 1969), Canadian boxer
Clayton Lambert (born 1952), Guyana cricketer
Cliff Lambert, English rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Cody Lambert (born 1961), American rodeo rider
Constant Lambert (1905–1951), British composer
Craig Lambert (born 1968), Australian rules footballer

D

Dan Lambert (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), British prison keeper, famous for his obesity
David Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people with this name
Denis Lambert (born 1961), Canadian boxer
Denny Lambert (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
Derek Lambert, British writer
Diane Lambert, American statistician
Dion Lambert (born 1969), American football player
Donald Lambert (1904–1962), American jazz stride pianist
Dorothea Lambert Chambers (1878–1960), British tennis player

E

E. M. Lambert (1905–2000), American college football coach
Eddie J. Lambert (born 1956), Louisiana politician
Edie Lambert (born 1968), American television journalist
Eleanor Lambert (1903–2003), American fashion pioneer
Eleanor Lambert (cricketer) (died 1994), South Africa and Natal Test cricketer
Elizabeth Lambert, maiden name of Jane Shore (c. 1445–c. 1527), mistress of King Edward IV
Elizabeth Lambert, pen name of contemporary author Penelope Williamson
Emmanuelle Lambert (born 1975), French writer
Eric Lambert (author) (1918–1966), Australian author
Eric Lambert (English footballer) (1920–1979), English footballer
Eric Lambert (Belgian footballer) (1936–2020), Belgian footballer
Erwin Lambert (1909–1976), Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator
Eugene Lambert (fl. 1960–1990), Irish puppeteer

F

Francis Lambert (c. 1486–1530), French Protestant theologian
Francis E. Lambert (1860–1924), American politician and lawyer
Frank Lambert (disambiguation):
- Frank L. Lambert (1918–2018), professor emeritus of chemistry at Occidental College, Los Angeles
- Franklin T. Lambert (fl.1990), professor of history at Purdue University
- Frank Lambert (curator), Director of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1933 to 1953
- Frank Lambert (inventor) (1851–1937), French American inventor
- Frank Lambert (American football) (born 1943), American football punter
Franz Lambert (born 1948), German composer and organist

G

Gary Lambert (politician), American politician
Garry Lambert, contemporary Australian politician
Gavin Lambert (1924–2005) British American screenwriter, novelist and biographer
Geert Lambert (born 1968), Belgian politician
Geoffrey Lambert, Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 2000 Canadian federal election
George Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Gordon Lambert (1919–2005), Irish art collector
Graham Lambert, member of the band Inspiral Carpets
Grant Lambert (born 1977), Australian cricketer
Greg Lambert (disambiguation)
Gustave Lambert (1824– 71), French hydrographer and navigator

H

Ham Lambert (1910–2006), Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player
Hans Lambert (1928–unknown), Austrian chess player
Harold Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Harry Lambert (sportsman) (1918–1995), Australian cricketer
Henri Lambert (1872–1934), Belgian engineer and glass works owner

I

Isaac Cowley Lambert (1850–1909), British solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament.

J

Jack Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jacques Lambert (1891–1947), French architect
Jane Lambert, maiden name of Jane Shore (c. 1445–c. 1527), mistress of King Edward IV of England
Janet Lambert (1893–1973), American playwright
Jason Lambert (born 1977), American mixed martial artist
Jean Lambert (born 1950), politician
Jenna Lambert (born 1991), Canadian disabled swimmer
Jérôme Lambert (born 1957), French politician
Jerry Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jim Lambert, American sportswriter
Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), Swiss polymath
John Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
John Lambert of Creg Clare (1645 – c.1669), Irish soldier and Royalist
Johnny Woodly Lambert (born 1980), Costa Rican footballer
Joseph Charles Lambert (known as J. C. Lambert) (c. 1803–1875), English comic actor who had a significant career in Australia
Joseph-François Lambert, (1824–1873), French adventurer and diplomat
Joseph Malet Lambert (1853–1931), English Canon of York
Joyce Lambert (1916–2005), English botanist and stratigrapher

K

Karel Lambert (born 1928), philosopher and logician
Karl Lambert (1815–1865), Russian general
Kathy Lambert, contemporary American politician
Ken Lambert (1928–2002), English footballer
Kent Lambert, contemporary American politician
Kit Lambert (1935–1981), English record producer

L

Lane Lambert (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
Laura Lambert, alternate name of Russian spy Elena Miller
Lillian Lincoln Lambert (fl. 1967–2001), American businesswoman
Lisa Lambert, Canadian actress, writer and composer
Lisa Lambert (politician), Canadian politician
Lisa Michelle Lambert, an American convicted murderer
Louis Lambert (born 1940), American politician
Rev. Dr. Louis A. Lambert (1835–1910), Irish-American cleric, newspaper publisher and Volapükologists
Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert, French pianist and composer.

M

Marcel Lambert (1919–2000), Canadian politician
Marie Lambert (1935–1961), Swiss motorcycle racer
Margaret Bergmann Lambert (1914–2017), German athlete
Marjorie F. Lambert (1908–2006), American anthropologist and archaeologist
Mark Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Mary Lambert (director) (born 1951), American director
Mary Lambert (singer) (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
Mayer Lambert (1863–1930), French orientalist
Melanie Lambert and Fred Palascak (born 1974 and 1975 respectively), pair ice skating team
Mercedes Lambert, pseudonym of Douglas Anne Munson (1948–2004), attorney, teacher and writer
Michael Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Micheal Lambert (born 1981), Canadian Banking Executive
Michelle Lambert (born 1985), American pop singer
Michel Lambert (1610–1696), French singing master, theorbist and composer
Mick Lambert (born 1950), British football player
Mieszko II Lambert (990–1034), king of Poland
Miranda Lambert (born 1983), American country music singer
Moy Lambert (1550–1625), Dutch vice admiral

N

Nadine Lambert (1926–2006), American psychology professor
Nathalie Lambert (born 1963), Canadian short-track speed skater
Neal E. Lambert (born 1934), American professor of literature
Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont (1767–1835), Canadian seigneur
Nigel Lambert (born 1944), British actor
Norman Platt Lambert (1885–1965), Canadian politician

P

Paul Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Paula Lambert (born 1943), American cook
Pee Wee Lambert (1924–1965), American mandolinist
Percy E. Lambert (1881–1913), car racer, first person to cover a hundred miles in an hour
Peter Lambert, any of several people with this name
Phyllis Lambert (born 1927), Canadian millionaire and philanthropist
Pierre Lambert (1920–2008), French trotskyist
Pierre Lambert de la Motte (1624–1679), French bishop and founding member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society
Piggy Lambert (1888–1958), American basketball coach

R

Rachel Lambert Mellon (1910–2014), American philanthropist and art collector
Rae Lambert, 20th century British author
Raoul Lambert (born 1944), Belgian football player
Ray Lambert (1922–2009), Welsh football player
Raymond Lambert (1914–1997), Swiss climber
Rickie Lambert (born 1982), English football player
Richard Lambert (born 1944), British businessman
Richard Lambert (handballer) (born 1948), Canadian handball player
Richard S. Lambert (1894–1981), Canadian author
Robert Lambert (speedway rider) (born 1998), British speedway rider
Robert-Hugues Lambert (1908–1945), French actor
Rudy Lambert (fl. 1940s), American member of the California Communist Party

S

S. H. Lambert, pen name of British writer Stephen Southwold (1887–1964)
Samuel M. Lambert (1914–1991), American president of the National Education Association
Sarah Lambert (born 1970), Australian actor and producer
Scrappy Lambert (1901–1987), American jazz band vocalist
Sep Lambert (1876–1959), Irish cricketer
Sheela Lambert (born 1956), American civil rights activist
Simon Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Stephen Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Steve Lambert (artist) (born 1976), American artist

T

Thomas Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people with this name
Tony Lambert, 20th century British diplomat

V

Verity Lambert (1935–2007), British television producer

W

Walter Davis Lambert (1879–1968), American geodesist
Ward Lambert (1888–1958), American college basketball coach
Wilfred G. Lambert (1926–2011), British archaeologist
William Lambert (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name

Y

Yumi Lambert (born 1995), Belgian fashion model
Yves Lambert (1936–2021), French aerospace engineer
Yvon Lambert (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
Yvonne Lambert, member of the band The Octopus Project

In British peerage

Viscount Lambert, British peerage title created in 1945
Lambert Baronets, British baronetage title created in 1711

Fictional characters

Alfred, Chip, Denise, Enid, and Gary Lambert, characters in Jonathan Franzen's 2001 novel "The Corrections"
Darien Lambert, main character of the series Time Trax
Eve Lambert, character from the American television series Port Charles
Garrett Lambert, character from the American television series Community
Irving Lambert, a major character in the Splinter Cell franchise
Lambert Strether, character from Henry James's 1903 novel The Ambassadors
Val Lambert, character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
Chuck Lambert, character from Season 1 episode 4 ("Phantom Traveller") of "Supernatural"
Joan Lambert, character from the 1979 film Alien
Mr. Lambert, Walter White’s fake identity in Breaking Bad
Lambert, character from the 2022 game Cult of the Lamb
Lambert, character from "The Witcher" franchise

References

^ Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France, Larousse, 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 361a
^ Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon. Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt. Lizenzausgabe. Gondrom, Bindlach 1990, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4.
^ Site of Géopatronyme: Total number of birth by period in France
^ DAUZAT
^ Lambert surname distribution

External links

The Lambert Surname (part of the Lambert DNA Project site)

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[1] Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France, Larousse, 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 361a

[2] Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon. Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt. Lizenzausgabe. Gondrom, Bindlach 1990, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4.

[3] Site of Géopatronyme: Total number of birth by period in France

[4] DAUZAT

[lambert2014-5] Lambert surname distribution

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