The lamm Surname
lamm Name Meaning and History
- English and German: from Middle English lamb, Middle High German lamp ‘lamb’; a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. As a German name particularly, it may also have been a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of the paschal lamb.
- English: from a short form of the personal name Lambert.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Francis Amelia Spates/Martin Lamm |
 GaleStevenson88
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| William Henry Lamm |
edbwhitley
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| Lamm family from Kappelrodeck Baden | Barb muhlenkamp | 2 |
| Manassah Lamm (Lamb, Lam) |
glamm1
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| Lam, Lamm, Lamb Spelling - Rowan NC |
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lammtommy
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| Lamms from Galicia ,Poland | Emanuel Lamb | 17 |
| Lamms in Colden/Boston |
sweepstakes132
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| martin lamm |
jamesthoman62
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| JOSEPH LAMM OR ANTON BOHNERT | ANNE-MARIE | 9 |
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